Flyover: Part 2 - The Gospel of Matthew

1. OPENING PRAYER
Steadfast God,
you reach out to us in mercy
even when we rebel against your call
and prefer to walk in disobedience.
Soften our hearts with the warmth of your love,
that we may know your Son alive within us,
redeeming us and raising us up
into your eternal presence.
Amen.

2. SUNDAY, MARCH 10
4th Sunday of Lent

4. THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS
The Oxford Hypothesis
M?
Q?
L?
LUKE
MATTHEW
MARK
Only in
Matthew
Copied from
Mark
Mark is
used
Only in
Luke
Parallels in Mt/Lk,
but not in Mark

5. WHEN STUDYING THE BIBLE
CONTEXT drives us to ask:
• WHO wrote this Gospel?
• WHO did they write it to?
• WHAT was happening then?
• HOW did their culture/history
impact the author/audience?
• WHEN/WHY was it written?
• HOW does the intended purpose
impact our reading?
ALWAYS
REMEMBER

6. WHEN STUDYING THE BIBLE
CONTEXT drives us to ask:
• WHO wrote it? No idea; tradition…
• WHO to? Mixed audience; largely Jewish
• WHAT was happening? Rome
• HOW did their culture/history
impact the author/audience?
• WHEN was it written? 60s – 90s?
• HOW does the intended purpose
impact our reading?
GOSPEL OF
MATTHEW

7. • CENTRAL THEME IN MATT
o Jesus = Jewish Messiah
o Completes salvation story
o For all people everywhere
HELPFUL
HIGHLIGHTS

8. • CENTRAL THEME IN MATT
o Jesus = Jewish Messiah
o Completes salvation story
o For all people everywhere
HELPFUL
HIGHLIGHTS
(A) (I)
“Thus there were 14 generations in all from
Abraham to David…to the exile… and from
the exile to the Messiah.” (1:17)

9. • CENTRAL THEME IN MATT
o Jesus = Jewish Messiah
o Completes salvation story
o For all people everywhere
• FULFILLMENT FORMULA
o Technique used 10x +
o Points out how OT quotes
found their fulfillment in
Jesus, even if not talking
about him originally
HELPFUL
HIGHLIGHTS

10. All this took place to fulfill what
the Lord had said through the
prophet: “The virgin will conceive
and give birth to a son, and they
will call him Immanuel.” 1:22-23 (ISA 7:14)
FULFILLMENT
EXAMPLES
So he got up, took the child and his
mother during the night and left for
Egypt…And so was fulfilled…“Out of
Egypt I called my son.” 2:14-15 (HOS 11:1)

11. TRUTH PRIORITIES IN CHRISTIANITY
2. DOGMA
Historic orthodox
Christianity
3. DOCTRINE
Interpreting
Christian dogma
4. OPINION
Where we’re
free to disagree
2
3
4
1
1. JESUS
Our ultimate
source of life

12. PROPOSED
OUTLINE
Prologue 1:1-2:23 & Intro 3:1-4:11
Part 1: Messiah confronts Israel in
the Galilean ministry 4:12-11:1
(N, D, N, D)

13. You have heard it said (re: murder/anger)
…But I tell you 5:21-22
You have heard that it was said (re: divorce)
…But I tell you 5:27-28
You have heard it said (re: taking oaths)
…But I tell you 5:33-34
You have heard it was said (re: violence)
…But I tell you 5:38-39
You have heard it was said (re: love/hate)
…But I tell you 5:43-44
JESUS’
AUTHORITY

14. PROPOSED
OUTLINE
Prologue 1:1-2:23 & Intro 3:1-4:11
Part 1: Messiah confronts Israel in
the Galilean ministry 4:12-11:1
(N, D, N, D)
Part 2: Acceptance/rejection from
Galilee to Jerusalem 11:2-20:34
(N, D, N, D, N)
Part 3: Kingdom’s inauguration
through rejection/crucifixion
and resurrection 21:1-28:20
(N, D, N)

15. TRANSFIGURATION
Mountain, revealed in glory
Clothes shining white
Flanked by national heroes
Surrounded by bright cloud
Peter declares greatness
Verified by voice of God
Hill, revealed in shame
Stripped off/gambled for
Flanked by criminal rebels
Darkness covers the sky
Peter hides in shame
Identified by pagan soldier
CRUCIFIXION
Matthew’s Gospel connects these events:
transfiguration foreshadows crucifixion,
and crucifixion reinterprets transfiguration

16. ATONEMENT
reparation of wrong/injury; reconciling God/humankind via Jesus
CHRISTUS
VICTOR
RANSOM
THEORY
SATISFY
DEBT
MORAL
INFLUENCE
PENAL
SUBST.
NEW
COV’T
TIME
1st
Century
4th
Century
11th
Century
12th
Century
16th
Century
21st
Century
PERSON
Early
Church
Saint
Augustine
Anselm Abelard
Calvin,
Luther…
Gorman
LOCALE
Holy land,
Med., N. Afr.
Holy land,
Med., N. Afr.
Southern
England
Western
France
Western
Europe
United
States
Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection achieve universal
victory over – and liberation from – sin/death;
Church’s predominant view for the first 300+ years

17. Gracious and loving God,
we thank you for the gift of your Son;
Jesus, we thank you for your victory
over sin and death, and the ultimate
hope of liberation for all you have made;
Holy Spirit, we thank you for your
abiding presence in and among us,
and ask that you fill and sustain us with love.
In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER