Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew
Learning Goals
Learning Goals
Matthew was one of the Twelve Apostles and the traditional author of the Gospel according to Matthew.
A vocation is a calling by God to holiness. Everyone has a permanent vocation in life, either to priesthood or religious life, marriage, or consecrated single life. We are all called to pursue holiness in every situation we find ourselves in life.
Matthew’s Gospel is an orderly and reliable historical account of Jesus’ life and teachings.
Two of the main themes of Matthew’s Gospel are how Jesus fulfills the Old Testament promises of God and the proclamation of the Kingdom of God.
Biblical Touchstones
Biblical Touchstones
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him.
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him.
LUKE 5:27-28
LUKE 5:27-28
“This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one.”
“This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one.”
MATTHEW 6:9-13
MATTHEW 6:9-13