Matthew — Book Overview
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Modern man wants to be an autonomous individual, a self-made man, a creature of pure will, unencumbered by the past. He wants to invent his own identity, his own morality, his own reality. And so, when he comes to the first chapter of the New Testament, he sees a long list of names, a tedious genealogy, and his eyes glaze over. We live in an age that worships size, speed, and spectacle. Our politics, our entertainment, our ambitions, they are all driven by a lust for the immediate and the colossal. We want revolutions that happen overnight, movements that go viral in an afternoon, and solutions that are as big and loud as the problems they purport to solve. They are meant to summarize, to conclude, to tie everything up. But the Gospel of Matthew does not end with a conclusion. It does not end with the disciples retiring to a quiet life of reflection. It ends with them being given their global marching orders.
This overview explores the whole book. Read the explanations sampled in this summary: