Matthew and Luke depend on Mark ... It's now consensus in the New Testament scholarship to some extent [that]... in the gospels we're dealing with theologians, people who are reflecting ...

Therefore some scholars have proposed that Matthew presents Jesus as a New Moses giving a New Law. For he ascends a new mountain in the Sermon on the Mount (Ch. 5-7) to deliver the new law ...

The New Testament is an account of the pact between ... by Christ's own blood (Matthew 26:28; 1 Corinthians 11:25). Besides denoting the Jewish and Christian religions, the terms "Old" and ...

Matthew wrote for a Jewish community in conflict ... of theological disagreement. And the New Testament tells a story of a broken relationship, and that's part of the sad story that evolves ...

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Leadership in the New Testament is about Jesus ... “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel” (Matthew 15:24). Jesus was sent to serve, not as a conquering hero who led the way, but ...