Final Exam

Matthew begins his Gospel with the genealogy of:

Through his use of numbers and structural features, Matthew’s Gospel demonstrates Jesus to which group of people?

Which familiar mnemonic device did Matthew use to give the extended teaching called “the Sermon on the Mount”?

It is possible that the OT Scriptures that Matthew quotes periodically in his narrative of Jesus’ life and ministry were used as:

The word “fulfill,” when used in the New Testament regarding Old Testament passages, can have the sense of “leaning forward into the life of Christ” rather than the specific fulfillment of predictive prophecy.

Matthew uses the following term(s) to emphasize the presence of the Old Testament mentality of his readers:

Rabbinic authority was sometimes called:

Binding authority might be tied to which of the following?

There are 28 narratives in Matthew’s Gospel. How many discourses are there?

Jesus’ discourses in Matthew’s Gospel include all but which of the following?

Which of the following is found in the Beatitudes?

Identify the Gospel picture that fits this quote: “Real righteousness comes out of union with the Spirit, union with Jesus.”

Jesus’ teachings on non-violence parallel which Gospel event?

Jesus prayed according to “the Lord’s Prayer” in the Garden of Gethsemane before His arrest.

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount discourse is characterized by which phrase(s)?

In Kingdom thinking, wise adults are the best examples of faith and trust.

Matthew’s Gospel focuses on which type of people?

Matthew’s audience was likely made up of:

The date of Matthew’s Gospel is important to consider in light of:

There are distinct lines in the Gospels leading us to a fully integrated Jewish/Gentile ekklesia in the later New Testament.