Chapter 4 - Religion

Matthew's Gospel portrays Jesus as inviting people to _____ in the way they relate to God and others.

• make changes

• be forceful

• gain the upper hand

• stay firm

To understand the way Matthew wrote his Gospel, we refer back to the _________.

• Torah

• the Pentateuch

• first five boos of the Old Testament

• all of the above

The core of Jewish belief and practice can be found in the Torah, or _________.

• Passover

• Pentecost

• Pentateuch

• none of the above

The Torah is a whole body of literature that God has revealed to guide his people in living the __________.

• Creed

• Covenant

• Code

• Compromise

The Gospel of Matthew consists of ________ main discourses.

• three

• four

• five

• six

The five discourses in Matthew's Gospel deliberately ______ the Torah's fivefold organization.

• refute

• parallel

• reveals

• undo

In each discourse, Jesus presents instructions on how believers ought to relate to ________.

• God

• one another

• the world

• all of the above

Many scholars believe that Matthew wrote his Gospel for _____ who became followers of Christ.

• Gentiles

• Jews

• Romans

• Pharisees

Matthew wanted his followers to believe that Jesus is the new Moses whose _____ law is for all.

• spiritual

• civil

• national

• emotional

The _____ is the first main discourse in Matthew's Gospel.

• Parables

• Sermon on the Mount

• Torah

• End Times and Judgment