Gospel of Matthew

After how many years of oral Tradition does the Church links Matthew, the tax collector as author of the Gospel?

• 20-30 years

• 30-40 years

• 40-50 years

• 50-60 years

The 1st half of the Gospel of Matthew focuses on 3 themes. Which is not one of the 3 themes?

• Jesus as Messiah

• Jesus as the New Moses

• Jesus as God with us

• Jesus as opposition of Israel

Chapters 1-3 connect Jesus to the Old Testament by aligning Jesus with

• Abraham and David

• Elijah and Ezekiel

• Adam and Moses

• Esau and Jacob

Matthew includes all but which answer as part of Jesus' job description?

• Deliver the people from sin

• Deliver the new Divine Teaching

• Deliver the new covenant

• Deliver the Pharisees

God's rescue operation does NOT include

• an end to free will

• confronting all evil

• restoring God's reign

• creating a new family

Chapters 8-10 of Matthew's Gospel reveals that

• people can only experience Jesus' grace be becoming His disciple

• truth can be acquired outside of relationship with Jesus

• everyone can perform miracles if they have enough faith in God

• the Crucifixion was commanded by Pontius Pilate after Sanhedrin turned Jesus in

Chapters 11-13 of Matthew's Gospel shows varied reactions to Jesus through parables, specifically through

• The Woman and the Lost Coin

• The Good Shepherd

• The Sower

• The Prodigal Son

According to Matthew's Gospel, what kind of people were accepting Jesus' Kingdom?

• the irreligious and people considered to be unimportant

• Roman soldiers and their spouses and children

• Religious leaders of Israel that knew the prophecies

• mostly women who would then pass down faith to their children

In Chapters 14-20 of Matthew the Feeding of the 4000 is on display and is connected back to

• the fisherman that were now Apostles of Jesus

• Pharaoh enslaving the Israelites for generations

• Moses and the bread from Heaven given to the Israelites

• Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection

Which does not explain Jesus' "upside down" Kingdom?

• an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth

• gaining honor by becoming a servant

• increasing wealth by giving material goods away

• meeting revenge with forgiveness and love