Who Is Jesus in Matthew?

Everyone in this world has the right to express my opinion. Someone has different opinions about something; no one's opinion is correct or wrong. For me, I think it very interesting to hear opinions from other people different from me. However, some people have their own opinions, others do not believe or think about others' opinions. This is what the religious leaders played in the Gospel according to Matthew. The Pharisees, scribes, priests, and Sadducees were mentioned as religious leaders in the Bible.

Who is Matthew, the author of the same Gospel? Matthew (aka Levi) is one of Jesus' twelve disciples. Before the call of Jesus, Matthew was a despised tax (9: 9). Tax collectors are particularly annoying as they taxate their own people Jews to pay for the Romans (repressive rulers of Israel). They often collect something far beyond the requirements. Matthew mostly wrote the gospel to the Jews to prove that Jesus is Messiah (Savior) and is an eternal king. Matthew's focus is clearly visible in today's place. When Jesus asked his disciples about their identity, Peter declared, "You are a Messiah and a child of a living God" (16: 15-16). Keson Allison

Matthew's main focus is Jesus' identity. The Gospel of Matthew emphasizes the four aspects of Jesus' identity. First of all, Jesus is the savior, the long-awaited King of God. Secondly, Jesus is the founder of the new Abraham, a new spiritual Israel, consisting of all the people who choose to obey him, including Jews and Gentiles. Third, Jesus is the new Moses, the savior and the leader of the people of God. Fourth, Jesus is the Son of God, a girl, who fulfilled the promises of the Old Testament. (191)

Matthew introduced Jesus as a representative of God. He is a God's people, a child of the love of God, greater than the temple, and who possesses the Spirit of God. Besides that, Matthew painted Jesus as a person like Moses and responded to Messiah 's expectations for those who bring Toller again. Mount's sermon is similar to Moses who accepted Toraora of Mount Sinai, and 10 miraculous neighbors means the reversal of Egypt's 10 plague. Matthew drew a scene of a conflict contested by the authority and knowledge of Jesus to explain the law. When Jesus challenged the greatest commandment, the law of the sabbath, and the tradition of hand washing, Jesus clearly became the winner, revealing the malicious ignorance of the challenger.

Matthew is important for comparison between Jesus and Moses, whether it is a Tora teacher or a ten miracle performer. Matthew depicts the similarity between expectations of the new Moses Jews and Jesus who accomplished this character. In this way, Matthew declared that Jesus had the right to provide Tora 's true intention. In Streitgespräch 12 (Matthew 22: 34 - 45), the greatest commandment, the scene where Jesus was challenged by Torah (11) experts was the most important 13. It is a question. Challenge (Viljoen 2015b: 10) The central model of this Streitgespräch is the interaction of challenge and counterattack (Malina & Rohrbaugh 1992: 42; Repschinski 2000: 262-272). Torah's expert's intention was explained as destroying Jesus' reputation, revealing his ignorance, hence making him laugh.