The Gospel of Matthew
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Lesson OneOverview of Matthew (Matt 1, 18, 27–28)13 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matt 1, 18, 27–28
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In | Workbook: Matthew’s Genealogy of Jesus
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In | Key Features and Patterns in Matthew
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In | Key Themes
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In | Matthew and the Church
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In | Workbook: Triadic Structure in Matthew
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In | Workbook: Judas and the Old Testament in Matthew - The Betrayal of Jesus and King David
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Behind | Gematria
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Behind | Midrash
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Behind | Jewish Liturgy
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In Front | The Importance of the OT for NT Believers
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoIsrael's Story and Mission (Matt 2–4, 11–15)15 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matt 2–4, 11–15
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In | Workbook: Moses and Joseph in Egypt
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In | Typology
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In | Ties to the Old Testament
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In | Jesus as Fulfiller of the Mission of Israel
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In | The Kingdom and the Fulfillment of Israel's Mission
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In | Predictions, Prophecies, Promises and Foreshadow
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Behind | Bethlehem
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Behind | Jews and Gentiles
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Behind | Onsite: A Threatened King - Herod's Palace Outside Bethlehem
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Behind | Onsite: Judas and the Potter's Field - Echoes of Jeremiah
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Behind | 360 View: Fishers of Men
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In Front | O Little Town of Bethlehem
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson ThreeJesus and the Torah (Matt 5–7, 16–17, 23–25)18 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matt 5–7, 16–17, 23–25
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In | Jesus, the Teacher of Righteousness
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In | Righteousness as Binding Community Value
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In | Five Blocks of Teaching in Matthew
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In | Walking in the Commandments
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Behind | Takkanot
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Behind | Alternate Views of Righteousness
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Behind | Workbook: The Evangelical Triangle Rejects Jesus
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Behind | Onsite: A Greater Righteousness - Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount
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Behind | Binding and Loosing: Dr. Atef Ghendi
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In Front | Exceeding the Righteousness of the Pharisees
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In Front | Nonviolence and Nonresistance in the Sermon on the Mount Fulfilled in Jesus Passion
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In Front | Workbook: Jesus Teaches Us to Pray
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In Front | Matthew 23 and 2 Chronicles 24: The Lament over Jerusalem
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In Front | Workbook: The Rhetorical Pattern of the Sermon on the Mount
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In Front | Workbook: Jesus and Jeremiah's Prophetic Indictment of the Temple
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson Four"The Kingdom of God is Like..."10 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matt 8–10, 19–22
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In | A Kingdom for the Little, the Least and the Children
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In | Bible Project: Matthew 14–28
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In | Christianity Today: What You Probably Don’t Know about ‘The Least of These’
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Behind | Children in Antiquity
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Behind | Onsite: Moving a Mountain - Herod's Palace Fortress at Herodium
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Behind | Onsite: Gathering Disciples - Tax Collectors and Fishers of Men
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In Front | Childlike Faith
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FiveAuthor and Audience13 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matthew review
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In | Workbook: Matthew the Tax Collector
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In | Authorship
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In | Workbook: Great Commission
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In | Bible Project: Heaven and Earth
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Behind | Matthew's Jewish and Gentile Audience
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Behind | Predictions, Prophecies, Promises and Foreshadow
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Behind | Matthew 24 and Dating Matthew
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In Front | Jews First, Gentiles Second
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In Front | "Church" for Jew and Gentile
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Matthew
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Course Wrap-upCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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Behind | Workbook: The Evangelical Triangle Rejects Jesus
Grab your Workbook Journal!
[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.”
Matthew 11:20-22 (NIV)
The evangelical triangle is a region where Jesus spent a great deal of time ministering and teaching. Among other towns, it included Capernaum, Chorazin (Korazin) and Bethsaida. By and large, the Jews in this area were known to be law-abiding, God-worshiping and synagogue-attending. They didn’t repent in a manner warranted by His miracles and teaching.
One would think they should have known better. Jesus was seeking to win the hearts of the people to the Kingdom, but these who should have been most likely to respond in faith largely did not.
- Why do you think people of this sort didn’t become committed disciples of Jesus? What about their upbringing and education may have made them prone to resist His invitation to follow Him?