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Understanding Jesus: Insights from Matthew 23 and His Passionate Teachings

Explore the nuanced portrayal of Jesus in Matthew's biography, particularly focusing on Matthew 23, where He expresses strong feelings towards the religious leaders of His time. This section is crucial as it reflects Jesus’ passionate advocacy for genuine faith and His critique of hypocrisy. Organized around key discourses, Matthew's Gospel elaborates on the essence of the Kingdom of God, intertwining themes of authority, accountability, and the call to authentic discipleship. Engage with the text to reflect on what it means to follow Jesus in today’s world.

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Understanding Jesus: Insights from Matthew 23 and His Passionate Teachings

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  1. What does your Jesus look like?

  2. ANGRY JESUS! Matthew 23 May 20, 2012

  3. Matthew’s Biography of Jesus: • Organized around 5 discourses • Organized around particular themes

  4. First 1/3 of the First Century Jesus did good works (culminating with his work on the cross) and taught the disciples about the kingdom. Second 1/3 of the First Century Apostles led a movement based on a house church network and wrote letters to establish churches. Third 1/3 of the First Century False teachers tried to dis-establish the churches. Apostles wrote Gospels (biographies) to stabilize churches and maintain the movement.

  5. Matthew’s Biography of Jesus: Matthew is characterized by five “kerygmatic” discourses about what the kingdom of God is really like.

  6. Matthew’s Biography of Jesus: • Matthew is characterized by five “kerygmatic” discourses about what the kingdom of God is really like. • Preceded by presentation of the divine, messianic king. • Genealogies of Abraham and David (Matt 1:1-17) • Relationships of the King (Matt 1:18-4:11) • Ministry summarized as declaring that “the kingdom of God is near” (Matt 4:12-25)

  7. Matthew’s Biography of Jesus: • Matthew is characterized by five “kerygmatic” discourses about what the kingdom of God is really like. • Followed by the culminating actions of the divine, messianic king. • Betrayal and crucifixion of the King (Matt 26:1-27:66) • Resurrection and commissioning by the King (Matt 28:1-20)

  8. Matthew’s Biography of Jesus: • Matthew is characterized by five “kerygmatic” discourses about what the kingdom of God is really like. • Matthew 23 in the structural context of Matthew.

  9. 26-28 Jesus as cruc., risen king 1-4 Jesus as divine mess. king 5-7 Sermon on the Mount 8-9 10 11-12 13 23-25 Olivet Discourse 14-17 18 19-22

  10. Matthew’s Biography of Jesus: • Matthew is characterized by five “kerygmatic” discourses about what the kingdom of God is really like. • Matthew 23 in the structural context of Matthew. • Sets the tone for the final discourse (Matt 24-25). • Matches the tone of the initial discourse (Matt 5-7).

  11. Read and Comment on Matthew 23 • Narrative Context Verses 1-11 • Woes Verses 12-33 • Conclusion Verses 34-39

  12. Reflection/Response to Matthew 23:

  13. Reflection/Response to Matthew 23: • What makes it okay for Jesus to say things like this?

  14. Reflection/Response to Matthew 23: • What is your reaction to a Jesus who says things like this?

  15. Reflection/Response to Matthew 23: • What does it mean to follow this Jesus as a model?

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