English for Academic Purposes Program

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SUBMITTED BY: Jabez Nathaniel Morong

SUBMITTED TO: Jhoana Ocampo-Olano

The Gospel According To Matthew
THE BOOK OF MATTHEW

SUMMARIZATION
. The Gospel according to Matthew tells the good news that Jesus is the promised Savior, the one
through whom God fulfilled the promises he made to his people in the Old Testament. This good news is
not only for the Jewish people, among whom Jesus was born and lived, but for the whole world.

Matthew is carefully arranged. It begins with the birth of Jesus, describes his baptism and temptation,
and then takes up his ministry of preaching. teaching, and healing in Galilee. After this the Gospel
records Jesus' journey from Galilee to Jerusalem and the events of Jesus' last week, culminating in his
crucifixion and resurrection.

This Gospel presents Jesus as the great Teacher, who has the authority to interpret the Law of God, and
who teaches about the Kingdom of God. Much of his teaching is gathered by subject matter into five
collections: 1) the Sermon on the Mount, which concerns the character, duties, privileges, and destiny of
the citizens of the Kingdom of heaven (chapters 5-7); 2) instructions to the twelve disciples for their
mission (chapter 10); 3) parables about the Kingdom of heaven (chapter 13); 4) teaching on the meaning
of discipleship (chapter 18); and 5) teaching about the end of the present age and the coming of the
Kingdom of God [chapters 24-25]

OUTLINE OF CONTEXT

Genealogy and birth of Jesus Christ 1.1-2.23

The ministry of John the Baptist 3.1-12

The baptism and temptation of Jesus 3.13-4.11

Jesus' public ministry in Galilee 4.12-18.35

From Galilee to Jerusalem 19.1-20.34

The last week in and near Jerusalem 21.1-27.66

The resurrection and appearances of the Lord 28.1-20

REFLECTION
Mt. 9:9 [Jesus left that spot and as he walked along, he observed a tax collector named Matthew sitting
in his office.] is the one verse in this book that caught my attention. He told him to follow him. Like in life,
there are moments when we are preoccupied with something we perceive to be really essential that we
fail to pay attention to the smaller things that really matters. I thought it was enough that I focused on
the things that give me pleasure such as playing on the cellphone, wandering and it eats up the time for
more important things such as family, studying [dont attached to things learn to let go]