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