Chart of Matthew – Focus on Five Major Discourses Alternating with Narratives

 

Genealogy and Birth Story  1-2

Testing in the Wilderness and Call of Disciples

3-4

Sermon on the  Mount -Messiah of Word

5-7

Transition 7:28

Messiah of Deed – 3 sets of 3 miracle stories

8:1-9:35

Mission Discourse 10:1-10:42

Transition 11:1

Messiah of Deed- Jesus is “the one who is to come”

11-12

Parable Discourse 13:1-52

Transition 13:53

Characters React  to Jesus

14-17:21

Canaanite Woman 15:22‑28

Peter’s Confession – Jesus is Messiah Son of God 16

Pharisees and Sadducees test

Community Discourse

17:22‑18:35

Transition 19:1

Opposition and Disagreement

19-22

Woes on Scribes and Pharisees 23 -Call no one rabbi or father

The Apocalyptic Discourse (24:1‑25:46)

Transition 26:1

Passion and Resurrection Narrative including Great Commission

26-28

 

 

Transitional Phrase – repeated transitional verse,which concludes the discourse and forms a transition to the narrative section that follows (7:28; 11:1; 13:53; 19:1; and 26:1). “Kai egenito hote etelesen ho Iesous – And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these sayings …..”