Versões da Bíblia
Versões da Bíblia
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AUTHOR: The author is not mentioned by name, however, the early church fathers unanimously attributed the authorship of the book to Matthew. Little is said about Matthew in the New Testament, his name in Hebrew "Mattiyah" means "gift of God", he was also known as Levi, he was a tax collector for the Roman government (publican) and one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
When he was called by Christ he left everything to follow him, and to celebrate he threw a great reception feast, at which Jesus and his disciples were present, as well as many tax collectors and sinners. This disturbed the Pharisees and scribes, causing them to murmur about Christ.
Matthew saw the resurrected Jesus Christ, received parting instructions from him, and saw him ascend into heaven. After that, he and the other apostles returned to Jerusalem. The apostles stayed there in an upstairs room, and Matthew is specifically mentioned as being among them, so he must have been one of about 120 disciples who received the holy spirit on the day of Pentecost.
THEME: The central theme of the Gospel of Matthew is Jesus, the Messiah of promise. He is the king who rules in righteousness, justice and, at the same time, he is the suffering servant or the man of sorrows, as foretold by the prophet Isaiah. Jesus is presented as the one of whom Moses and the prophets wrote in the Old Testament. Through numerous quotations from the Old Covenant, Matthew leads us to the great ideals of Messianic prophecy. It is the most detailed book on the life of Jesus, containing genealogy with Abrahamic and Davidic descent.
RECIPIENTS: For all humanity in general, however, by the general absence of Jewish customs, it demonstrates that the book was written to a people familiarized with these customs, Jews in particular. Another fact is that the Old Testament is quoted several times and makes references not found in another gospel and deals with the preparation of the Messiah for the performance of his mission being recognized as God-man.
COMPILATION: Only book of the New Testament that was originally written in Hebrew, approximately 50 / 60 AD. It consists of 28 chapters and 1071 verses.
| CHRONOLOGY (ESTIMATED) | |
| 37 to 4 BC | Herod reigns in Jerusalem |
| 31 B.C. AD 14 | Caesar Augustus is the Roman emperor |
| AD 4 to 39 | Herod Antipas reigns in Galilee and Perea |
| 5 AD | Jesus is born in Bethlehem |
| 14 to 37 AD | Tiberius Caesar is Roman Emperor |
| AD 25 to 27 | The Ministry of John the Baptist |
| AD 26 to 36 | Pontius Pilate is procurator of Judea |
| AD 27 | Beginning of Jesus' ministry in Judea |
| A.D. 27-29 | Jesus' ministry in Galilee |
| A.D. 30 | End of Jesus' Judean ministry |
| PARTICULARITIES | |
| Mt 1:1-17 | The Complete Genealogy of Christ |
| DISCOURSES FROM THIS GOSPEL ONLY | |
| Mt 2:1-23 | The visit of the wise men, the flight to Egypt, the killing of the boys and the return to Nazareth |
| Mt 3:7 | The Pharisees and Sadducees come to John the Baptist |
| Mt 5-6-7 | The Sermon on the Mount (complete) |
| Mt 11:28-30 | "Come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden" |
| Mt 14:22-33 | Peter walks on water |
| Mt 23:1-33 | Denounces the Pharisees in a long speech |
| Mt 26:14-16 | The thirty pieces of silver accepted by Judas and the return |
| Mt 27:3-10 | The return of the thirty pieces of silver |
| Mt 28:11-15 | The bribery of the soldiers, the earthquake and the great commission |
| MIRACLES FROM THIS GOSPEL ONLY | |
| Mt 9:27-31 | The healing of the two blind men |
| Mt 17:24-27 | The tribute money |
| PARABLES ONLY FROM THIS GOSPEL | |
| Mt 13:24-50 | The tares, the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, the net |
| Mt 18:23-35 | The Unforgiving Lender |
| Mt 20:1-16 | The workers in the vineyard |
| Mt 21:28-32 | The two sons |
| Mt 22:1-14 | The wedding of the king's son |
| Mt 25:1-13 | The ten virgins, The talents, the sheep and the goats |