The Good News According To Matthew

With this class, we've studied all four gospels over the last four years. The next two quarters we’ll use the following schedule.
The questions were written by Matt Bassford. At the end of some sections we’ll add some generalized questions.
Class Schedule: Notice that some sections get more than one day, four even get three! WORKBOOK DOWNLOADS at the bottom. 

April 9                 Introduction & Overview of The Book          A) Introducing The Messiah 1:1-4:11

April 16 & 23           1) Jesus’ Lineage & 5 Proofs He’s The Messiah         1:1-2:23

April 30                    2) John The Baptizer Prepares The Way                    3:1-17

April 30-May 7        3) Jesus’ Testing Proves He Is the True Israel             4:1-11

                          B) The Messiah Confronts Israel In Galilee 4:12-11:1

May 7                       1) Narrative: The Messiah Comes To Galilee             4:12-25

May 14, 21, & 28     2) 1^st Discourse: True Discipleship (Sermon on the Mount) 5-7         

June 4                       3) Narrative: The Messiah’s Ministry                         8:1-9:34

June 11                     4) 2^nd Discourse: The Messiah’s Mission                    9:35-11:1

                          C) Response To The Messiah, Rejection & Acceptance 11:2-20:34

June 18 & 25            1) Narr.: Rejected By Leaders, Accepted by Disciples 11:2-12:50

July 2                         2) 3^rd Discourse: Parables On The Kingdom               13:1-53

July 9, 16, & 23         3) Narrative: Responses, Good & Bad, Intensify            13:54-17:27

July 30                        4) 4^th Discourse: The Messiah’s Community             18:1-19:1

Aug 6                          5) Narrative: Re-Education of The Disciples               19:2-20:34

                             D) The Messiah Confronts Jerusalem & Inaugurates The Kingdom 21:1-28:20

Aug 13                        1) Narr.: The Messiah Confronts Israel In Jerusalem 21:1-22:46

Aug 20, 27, & Sep 3   2) 5^th Discourse: Judgment Is Coming “Olivet Discourse” 23:1-26:2 

Sep 10, 17, & 24         3) Narrative: Rejected But Raised & Vindicated            26:3-28:20

October 1        Conclusion, Catch-Up, & Review