1. Gospel of Matthew: Jesus the Teacher
CHAPTER FIVE
Gospel of Matthew: Jesus the Teacher

2. Bell-ringer March 9th, 2015 “All talk, no action.”
“Put up or shut up.”
Think about what these saying mean. Be ready to discuss.
Follow along on p. 144 as I read Matthew 5:13-16.

3. Learning Targets Realize that happiness is an “attitude of being”.
Identify various details related to Matthew’s gospel including: its authorship, audience, date, purpose, and themes.

4. Jesus as a New Moses
Read the section “Living the Beatitudes” on p. 146 and discuss the parallels between Jesus and Moses with an assigned partner.
3 minutes

5. Background - Known as the “first gospel”
• Not the first gospel composed
• Matthew’s gospel was the first book listed in the New Testament Canon
• Placed first of the four gospels
- Doubts about the authorship:
1.) Contains about 80% of Mark’s Gospel
2.) Was originally written in Greek

6. Background Why was it printed as the first gospel?
- Christians believed it was composed by one of Jesus’ own apostles
- Well ordered
- Contains detailed teaching lessons
• Especially in Christian ethics
- Emphasis on fulfillment of Old Testament prophesy
• Great link between Old and New Testament

7. Gospel of Matthew Facts!
Authorship: a Jewish-Christian, perhaps a former scribe.
Audience: Greek-speaking Jewish-Christ
Date: circa (means about) 85 A.D.
Purpose: to show that Christians may claim Yahweh’s promises to the Chosen People and that Gentiles are also welcome.

8. Independent Study
Please use the remaining class time to work on the worksheet: “Outline of Matthew’s Gospel”.
Also please write down two new things that you learned about Matthew’s gospel.

9. Homework
Read pp , continue working on the guided reading packet and finish the “Outline of Matthew’s Gospel” worksheet (if you did not finish in class).

10. Bell-ringer March 10th, 2015
Read Mark 14:43 and Matthew 26:47 (these passages also listed on middle of page 149) and answer the following questions in your notebook:
What detail did Matthew leave out in recounting the arrest of Jesus?
Can you explain why he might have done so?

11. Learning Targets
Look at several themes in Matthew’s Gospel including: teachings on judgment, messiahship, discipleship, Church, and morality.
Examine the differences between Matthew and Mark’s gospel.

12. Background - Written after the gospel of Mark
- Composed by a Jewish-Christian for a predominantly Jewish-Christian audience
- The author assumes that his audience knows Jewish customs
• Number symbolism
• Uses Hebrew terms without explanation

13. Background Themes in Matthew’s Gospel: -Judgement -Jesus is Emmanuel
-Discipleship
-Church
-Right Instruction

14. Comparing Mark & Matthew
- Begins with Jesus’ public ministry
- Jesus reluctantly accepted Peter’s confession of him as the Christ
- Apostles are slow to understand Jesus is the Messiah
- Ends with no resurrection appearance by Jesus
Matthew
- Begins with genealogy of Jesus, tracing him to David and Abraham
- Next is the infancy narratives
- Peter identifies Jesus as Messiah and Son of God. Jesus praises Peter
- Apostles understand after “walking on water”
- Concludes with two resurrection appearances

15. Movie Clip on Jesus and Moses
As you watch this film clip please write down, in your notebook, two ways in which Jesus can be described as the New Moses.

16. Homework
Read pp and continue working on the Ch. 5 guided reading packet.

17. Bell-ringer March 11th, 2015
Think about how you stand (strongly agree, agree, somewhat agree, disagree, or strongly agree) on these issues:
Good can come from suffering.
Everyone is out for themselves.
Most poor people could help themselves if they really want to.
I could forgive someone who murdered one of my family members.
I would die for my Christian beliefs.
Write how you stand on these issues in your notebook and be prepared to discuss.

18. Learning Targets View Jesus as a sole teacher worthy of our obedience.
Understand Jesus as the New Moses who brings a new law to God’s people.

19. Jesus the Teacher - Matthew portrays Jesus as
• Sole teacher worthy of our obedience
• A new Moses who brings a new law to God’s people
- Gospel arranged into five discourses:
1.) Love and forgiveness
2.) Standing up to ridicule
3.) Pursuing God’s kingdom with single-minded devotion
4.) Trusting God
5.) Prayer and sharing with the needy

20. Group Work!
I will divide the class into 4-6 equal groups. Each group is expected to read an assigned bible passage (Matt 5:13-48, 6:1:34, or 7:1-29) and to write down a summary in your notebook. I want every student in the group to write down the summary in your notebook.
Groups will present their summary to the class. I expect everyone in the audience to be attentive and write down notes of the summaries.
This activity will be part of your participation grade. You have 15 mins to read and summarize your passage.

21. Jesus the Teacher Discourse One - Sermon on the Mount
- First and most important of the five discourses in gospel
- Summarizes the New Law of the gospel
• A law of love, grace, and freedom
- Collects Jesus’ ethical teachings in one place
- Directed towards Christians and those who have accepted the gospel

22. Jesus the Teacher Discourse One - Sermon on the Mount, Cont.
- Six examples to show importance of a changed heart (an interior attitude for love of God and neighbors):
1.) We must not murder
2.) We must not commit adultery
3.) We must not take idle oaths or swear
4.) We must not seek revenge
5.) We must have a right attitude
6.) We must not judge others/ pray in trust

23. Homework
Read pp (stop at “Discourse 3 on p. 162) and continue working on the guided reading packet.

24. Bell-ringer March 12th, 2015
Read Matthew 5:1-12 and write down which Beatitude is easy for you to understand and/or carry out in your life and list the Beatitude you struggle with most and why. (You have 5 mins).
This is a personal bell-ringer so sharing with your partner is not necessary.
If you finish early please open your textbooks to p.158 and read on your own.

25. Learning Target
Note Matthew’s arrangement of five main teachings or discourses by Jesus and their content.

26. Jesus the Teacher Discourse Two - Sharing the Faith with Others
- Jesus instructs his apostles to imitate his ministry
• To preach the kingdom to the Chosen People in a spirit of poverty
- Apostles are promised:
• Holy Spirit will help them stand firm and testify courageously
• God will watch over them with love and tenderness
-We should never forget that belonging to Jesus means that we will inevitably suffer for him

27. Jesus the Teacher Discourse Three - Parables about the Kingdom
- Parable: short story drawn from ordinary life that makes a comparison with a religious message
• Discourse contains seven parables that reveal the nature of the kingdom of heaven
- Allegory: sustained comparison where many story elements correspond to some reality outside the story (Parable of Sower)

28. Jesus the Teacher Discourse Three - Parables about the Kingdom, Cont.
- Parables found in Matthew’s Gospel
• Parable of the mustard seed
• Parable of the yeast
• Parables of the treasure in the field and the “pearl of great price”
• Parables of the weeds among the wheat
• Parable of the Sower

29. Homework
Read pp and continue working on the guided reading packet.
Parable meme and summary assignment (10pts)- Create an original meme on any of Matthew’s parable and provide a summary. I will grade based on the following: 5 points for the summary, 5 points for the meme itself (spelling, originality, clarity, and presentation).
Due Monday

30. Bell-ringer March 13th, 2015
Read Matthew 23. In your own notebook please list two warnings of Jesus that apply to people in all ages.
Work on this by yourself. Please let me know if you have any questions.

31. Learning Target Conclude Matthew’s discourses (4th and 5th today).
Review key themes in Matthew’s Gospel.

32. Jesus the Teacher
Discourse Four - Jesus Founds and Instructs the Church
- Jesus is the head of the Church: its guide and model
• He continues to rule, guide, teach, and sanctify it through his appointed leaders
- Matthew 16:18-19
• Jesus instituted the Catholic Church
• Appoints Peter as its earthly leader
- Christ’s clear intent was to establish a hierarchical Church
- Today, the Holy Father is the successor to Peter

33. Jesus the Teacher Discourse Five - The Final Judgement
- “Eschatological” discourse
• Means end time
• Theme of discourse involves the end of the Temple, end of the world, and judgement on the Last Day
-We should always be ready for the Lord’s return
-Parable of the talents
• Make good use of the time the Lord has given us
-Concludes with famous parable of judgement at the end of time, unique to Matthew

34. Parable Partner Work
With an assigned partner(s) please read Matthew 25:31-46 and answer the following questions on the slip of paper provided:
Describe three corporeal works on mercy mentioned in this parable.
Do you think God judges us on our actions as well as our indifferences to seeing injustice to others? Explain why or why not.
10 minutes

35. Homework
Exit ticket question: What passage in Matthew does Jesus institute the church and who does he give authority in matters of faith and morality?
List one further question that you want me to clarify for next class (if you have none write “none”).
Homework for Monday- read pp and complete the Parable Meme/summary assignment (10 pts).

36. Challenging Judaism
- Mathew has the most references to the Old Testament and Judaism
• Critical of Judaism in several places
-Anti-Semitism is a form of prejudice
• Pope John Paul II made it clear that to be anti-Semitic is to be anti-Christian
-Matthew 23 reflects the religious turmoil within Judaism
• Matthew is trying to win over his fellow Jews to the view that Jesus fulfills the promises made to Israel

37. Vocabulary • Eschatological • Gehenna • Hierarchy • Phylactery
• Scandal

38. Activity
With an assigned partner(s) please think of 7 “woes” or warnings that we as Christians can cry out to express the horror of an injustice. I expect everyone to write down their 7 woes in your own notebooks.
I will give an example of what I want: “Woe to those CEOS who own yachts and sit in comfy sofas when their employees struggle daily to find their bread”
Be prepared to discuss as a large group later on.

39. Homework
Study for the chapter 5 test and complete your guided reading packets.
Tomorrow, time permitting, we will have an alternative lesson on St. Patrick’s Day. 

40. Marker Slide I will divide the class into two teams.
I will assign a captain to each team. The captain’s job is to figure out their team’s order.
A point will be awarded for each correct answer. Additional points will be gained by sliding a marker across the tray. Students will have up to 2 slides per correct answer, except when the 1st slide lands on lose a turn.
Each team will have 3 lifelines- that is chances to call for help with notes if the student at the board does not know the answer.
Special spaces: bankrupt=loss of all points, mystery box= chance to get 5000 pts or bankrupt, free slide= lets a team bank an extra slide for a future turn- team that lands on this gets to go again.