SOPHOMORES: Study Guide / Matthew Test 1

I will be available for questions after school in the pool on Thursday. There will be an optional review session after school on Friday. Please feel free to stop by, if needed, with your questions.

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Introduction to Matthew
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Historical Background to Matthew:

• When does he write? What does he rely on?; What three places are suggested as locations for his authorship?

Historical Context II:
• Christian Jews were driven out of synagogues in the 80's...Why?
– Jesus's Family into Egypt...Similarities to the O.T.? Why and who is important in these two texts?

Audience -- Who is Matthew's audience? How do we know this? Examples of Hebrew terms used by Matthew?

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Know the Beatitudes (Matt. 5:3-10)

5 Themes in Matthew [Discourses]
- You have read about the five discourses in your reading and we covered them in class.
- Make sure you are familiar with the general concepts your textbook presents and what was presented in the class notes.
- KNOW IN DETAIL: The themes covered in class. Specifically, we spent a good deal of time with THEME I, THEME III (7 Parables), etc.

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Know the treatment of the 4th Century and the Old Testament:
1. Pelagius
2. Faustus
3. *St. Augustine
a. Be familiar with St. Augustine’s anthropology & his relationship with God

Know the notes regarding Jesus treatment of the law and how Matthew understood Jesus in comparison to the Pharisee’s approach to the Law.

Know the notes regarding Jesus’ instructions in Mark 10:5-15. What does Jesus instruct the disciples to do in Matthew’s gospel?

The Two Articles Provided:
1. “The Great Revolt”
2. “Jews in Roman Times”

** KNOW THE MATERIAL READ IN THE TEXTBOOK