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MATTHEW: STRUCTURE

The Literary Structure of Matthew alternates between Six Blocks of Narrative Material followed by a Five Block of Sayings or Discourse 
     Material and then by a Five Formula.
Note that Kingsbury has a Topical Outline or Structure built around Matt 4:17 and Matt 16:21.  We are better served to see
     Kingsbury's structure as an outline of Jesus' Ministry rather than an outline for Matthew's Gospel.

We will adopt the Narrative/Sayings/Formula structure outlined below in our textual study of the Gospel of Matthew, but will be 
      sensitive to Kingsbury's outline.


NARRATIVE 1
1:1-4:25
PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY
The Infancy Narratives (1:1-2:23)
The Preparation for Ministry (3:1-4:11)
The Galilean Ministry (4:12-17)
The Call of the Disciples (4:18-25)

DISCOURSE 1 
5:1-7:29
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
The Disciple's Character
The Disciple's Character: The Beatitudes (5:1-16)
The Disciple's Righteousness (5:17-48)
The Disciple's Piety (6:1-18)
The Disciple's Ambition (6:19-34)
The Disciple's Pitfalls (7:1-27)


FORMULAE 1
7:28
"...when Jesus finished these sayings..."



NARRATIVE 2
8:1-9:34
POWERFUL HEALINGS
Messianic Ministry and Works
Leper Healed (8:1-4)
Centurion's Servant Healed (8:5-13)
Peter's Mother in law Healed (8:14-17)
Impulsive and Reluctant Workers (8:18-22)
The Storm Stilled (8:23-27)
Demons Cast Out (8:28-34)
Paralytic healed (9:1-8)
Matthew Called (9:9-13)
Fasting (9:14-17)
Woman with Blood Flow Healed (9:18-26)
Blind and Dumb Healed (9:27-33)
The Need for Laborers (9:35-38)

DISCOURSE 2 
10:1-42
THE LIMITED COMMISSION
The Disciple's Ministry and Work
The Disciple's Limited Commission (10:1-15)
The Disciple's Persecution and Suffering (10:16-23)
Disciple's Encouragement (10:24-32)
The Disciple's Cross (10:34-39)
The Disciple's Reward (10:40-42)


FORMULAE 2
11:1
"...when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples..."

 


NARRATIVE 3
11:2-12:50
JEWISH OPPOSITION AND CONTROVERSY
Messianic Rejection
John the Baptists Last Message & Jesus' commendation of John (11:2-19)
Jesus' Judgment of the Unrepentant Jews (11:20-24)
Jesus Reveals the Father (11:25-30)
Jesus Lord of the Sabbath (12:1-8)
Jesus Heals man with Withered Hand on the Sabbath (12:9-14)
Jesus Heals Many (12:15-21)
Jesus Answers is Called Beelzebul by the Pharisees (12:22-37)
The Scribes and Pharisees Demand Signs (12:38-45)
Disciples are Jesus True Family (12:46-50)

DISCOURSE 3 
10:1-42
KINGDOM PARABLES
The True Nature of the Kingdom
Parable of the Sower - How you Hear (13:1-9, 18-23)
Jesus' Reason for teaching in Parables (13:10-17)
Parable of Wheat and Tares (13:24-30)
Parable of the grain of Mustard seed (13:31, 32)
Parable of Leaven (13:33-35)
Parable of Wheat and Tares explained (13:36-43)
Parable of Hidden Treasure (13:44)
Parable of the Pearl of Great Price (13:45)
Parable of Dragnet (13:47-52)


FORMULAE 3
13:53
"...when Jesus had finished these parables..."

 


NARRATIVE 4
13:54-17:27
FINAL DAYS OF PREPARATION OF DISCIPLES
The Messiah Must Suffer and Die
Second Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth (13:54-58)
Death of John the Baptist (14:1-12)
Feeding Five Thousand (14:13-21)
Jesus Walks on the Sea (14:22-36)
Ceremonial and Real Defilement (15:1-20
Tyre and Sidon (15:21-28)
Healings (15:29-31)
Feeding Four Thousand (15:32-39)
Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Sing (16:1-12)
Peter's Confession at Caesarea Philippi (16"13-20)
Jesus Foretells his Death, Burial, Resurrection, and Parousia (16:21-28)
The transfiguration (17:1-13)
An Epileptic Boy Healed (17:14-21)
Jesus Again Foretells his Death and Resurrection (17:22,23)
The Temple Tax and Shekel in the Fish's Mouth (17:24-27)

DISCOURSE 4 
18:1-35
LIFE IN THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
Humility and Forgiving
Discourse on Humility (18:1-9)
The Lost Sheep (18:10-14)
Christian Treatment of Offenders (18:15-20)
Christian Forgiveness (18:21-35)


FORMULAE 4
19:1
"...when Jesus had finished these sayings..."

 


NARRATIVE 5
19:1-22:46
JESUS MOVES TOWARD JERUSALEM
The Messiah's Final Week
Jesus leaves Galilee for Judea (19:1,2)
Jesus Answers the Pharisees on Marriage and Divorce (19:3-12)
Jesus Blesses Little Children (19:13-15)
The Rich Young Ruler (19:16-30)
The Parable of the Householder (20:1-16)
 Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection (20 17-19)
The Son of Man Came to Serve, not be Served (20:20-28)
Healing Two Blind Men Near Jericho (20 29-34)
The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem (21:1-11)
Cleansing the Temple (21:12-17)
The Barren Fig Tree (21:18-22)
Chief Priests Challenge Jesus' Authority (21:23-27)
The Parable of Two Sons (21:28-32)
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (21:33-46)
The Parable of the Marriage Feast (22:1-14)
The Messiah, Taxes, and Caesar (22:15-22)
The Sadducees and the Resurrection (22:23-33)
Which is the greatest Commandment? (22:34-40)
Jesus' Unanswerable Question  to the Pharisees (22:41-46) 

DISCOURSE 5 
23:1-26:1
THE APOCALYPTIC DISCOURSE
Messianic Hope Placed in the Messiah, not Jerusalem
Warning Against Pharisaism (23:1-12)
Seven Woes on the Pharisees (23:13-36)
Jesus' Lament over Jerusalem (23:37-39)
The Destruction of Jerusalem Prophesied (24:1,2)
Warnings That this is not the End of the World (24:3-14)
The Great Desolation of Jerusalem (24:15-28)
Apocalyptic Signs of the Son's Coming on Jerusalem (24:29-31)
The Fig Tree, Signs, and Jesus' Generation (24:32-35)
The End of the World and Watchfulness (24:36-44)
Faithful and Unfaithful Servants (24:45-51)
The Parable of the Ten Virgins (25:1-13)
The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30)
The Sheep and the Goats (25:31-46)


FORMULAE 5
26:1
"...when Jesus had finished all these sayings..."

 


NARRATIVE 6
26:1-28:20
JESUS' PASSION AND RESURRECTION
Jesus' Final Messianic Ministry
The Sanhedrin's Plot to Kill Jesus (26:1-5, 14-16)
Jesus Anointed By Mary at Bethany (26:6-13)
The Bargain of Judas (26)14-16)
The Last Passover Supper and The Lord's Supper Instituted (26:17-29)
Peter's Denial Foretold (26:30-35)
Jesus in Agony in Gethsemane (26:35-46)
Jesus' Betrayal and Arrest (26:47-56)
Jesus Trial Before Caiaphas (26:57-68)
Peter's Denial of Jesus (26:69-75)
Jesus Delivered to Pilate (27:1,2)
The Death of Judas Iscariot (27:3-10)
Jesus Before Pontius Pilate (27:11-26)
Jesus Crowned with Thorns (27:27-31)
Jesus Crucified (27:32-44)
The Death of Jesus (27:45-56)
Jesus Buried in Joseph's Tomb (27:57-61)
The Tomb Sealed and Guarded (27:62-66)
Jesus' Resurrection (28:1-10)
The Bribing of the Soldiers (28:11-15)
The Great Commission in Galilee (28:16-20)