Here is some info to set up Matthew from my study bible:
Purpose: To prove that Jesus is the Messiah, the eternal King.
Author: Matthew (Levi was his birth name)
Original Audience: Matthew wrote especially to the Jews
Setting: Matthew was a Jewish tax collector who became one of Jesus' disciples. This Gospel forms the connecting link between the Old and New Testaments because of its emphasis on the fulfillment of prophecy.
Key Verse: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." (5:17)
Special Features: Matthew is filed with messianic language ("Son of David" is used throughout) and Old Testament references (53 quotes and 76 other references). This Gospel was not written as a chronological account: its purpose was to present the clear evidence that Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior.
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