2. 4 Gospels: Matthew: Jesus as Messiah Matthew: Jesus as Messiah Mark: Jesus as faithful servant Mark: Jesus as faithful servant Luke: Jesus as the perfect man Luke: Jesus as the perfect man John: Jesus as God John: Jesus as God

3. 3 Convergent Streams: Widespread Hellenization Widespread Hellenization

5. 3 Convergent Streams: Widespread Hellenization Widespread Hellenization Rise of Roman Empire Rise of Roman Empire

7. 3 Convergent Streams: Widespread Hellenization Widespread Hellenization Rise of Roman Empire Rise of Roman Empire Hungry hearts Hungry hearts

8. Who is Matthew? Matthew 9:9 Matthew 9:9 Former tax collector Former tax collector One of the 12 One of the 12

9. Chapters 1-4: Introduction Chapters 5-9: True Righteousness Chapters 10-12: Rising opposition Chapters 13-16: Parables & polarization Chapters 16-18: Real discipleship Chapters 19-25: Judgment Chapters 26-28: Culmination & conclusion

10. Sermon on the Mount True character of a disciple, 5:1-16 True character of a disciple, 5:1-16 True obedience of a disciple, 5:17-47 True obedience of a disciple, 5:17-47 True practices of a disciple, 6:1-16 True practices of a disciple, 6:1-16 True faith of a disciple, 6:19-7:10 True faith of a disciple, 6:19-7:10 True identity of a disciple, 7:11-27 True identity of a disciple, 7:11-27

11. Who do you say Jesus is?