Matthew Structure & Content
Repeated formula – structural marker:
Matt 7:28 – 11:1 – 13:53 – 19:1 – 26:1
Reveals 5 teaching blocks:
Matt 5-7 Sermon on the Mount
Matt 10 Sending out the 12 on mission
Matt 13 Parables
Matt 18 Teaching the 12
Matt 24-25 Destruction of temple & end of the age
Matthew’s dominant theme
‘Kingdom’ Intro
Teaching block 1: Kingdom 101
In between:
Teaching block 2: Kingdom Mission
In between:
Teaching block 3: Kingdom Stories
In between:
Teaching block 4: Kingdom Community
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Matt 18 : Kingdom Church
Renew allegiance to our King & Availability for His kingdom purposes
