And it's very important that Jesus for Matthew is fully a man from Israel. Therefore, Matthew begins his gospel by taking all the genealogy of Jesus; he wanted to show that Jesus was the son of ...

Jesus is seen by Matthew as the embodiment of all preceding Jewish history. For example, the infancy narrative contains a genealogy [1:1-17] featuring four notable women [1:3,5,6]; a number of ...

The Matthean magi and perhaps his genealogy convey this, while Luke’s recurrent references to Jesus as the bringer of peace have global ramifications. Both narratives link the baby’s significance to ...

Then they arrested Jesus. One of those who were with Jesus drew his sword and struck at the high priest's slave, cutting off his ear. “Put your sword back in its place” Jesus said to him ...

On this occasion Jesus’ human nature and his divine nature are clearly seen. Jesus goes with his disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane, an olive tree plantation. Jesus takes Peter, James and ...

And it's very important that Jesus for Matthew is fully a man from Israel. Therefore, Matthew begins his gospel by taking all the genealogy of Jesus; he wanted to show that Jesus was the son of ...

This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for a Jewish Christian audience. The narrative closely follows the life of Jesus from his birth, through his ministry and unto his ...