... teachings, and the end presents the passion story from the last supper to death and resurrection. Matthew's Gospel starts with the ancestry of Jesus all the way down from David and Abraham. The story of Jesus's birth is interesting because Joseph the husband of Mary at first wanted to abandon her until the angel of ... his baptism Jesus is sent into the desert for 40 days where he is tempted by the devil. This again is a significant piece that is signifying Moses and the Jews forty year trek through the desert. Jesus finally starts to begin his teaching and one of his most famous gatheri...

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... using deliberate exaggerations to drive home his point. An example of this comes from Mark 10:25, in which Jesus tells the people that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. Jesus used illustrations frequently with graphic details. He also would use visual aids or acted ... his own moral teaching. An example of this comes from Mark 10:2-9. In this passage, Jesus is asked a question in which he asked the Pharisses what Moses commanded them. When they responded, Jesus told them that Moses told them they could get a certi...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the basic theme that is put forth throughout the book of Matthew. According to the text (pg 93) it suggested that Matthew is portraying Jesus as the new Moses. Matthew tends to see Jesus as "pouring out" (class notes) and focuses on Jesus" teachings to the disciples and is generally more of a compassionate gospel. ... the dramatic tension in these verses starts when he begins blessing the poor and climaxes in verse 11 because here he talks about the pain they will go through. Than in 12 he resolves it with talking about the reward in heaven for this pain. Now with the beatitudes covered ...

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• Grade Level: High School