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An 8 page research paper that discusses the most significant description of Jesus in the Book of Matthew. The most significant way in which the Matthew's Gospel describes Jesus is when he is referred as the "Christ" or the "Messiah," as this substantiates this gospel's most pervasive theme, which is Jesus as King. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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pervasive theme, which is Jesus as King. The underlying purpose of this gospel account is to focus on Jesus life and ministry as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, thereby,
substantiating Jesus as the Messiah, the "Emmanuel, born of a Virgin Mother" (Jacquier). From the beginnings of his public ministry, Jesus was adamant in proclaiming that the Kingdom of God
was at hand. In Matthew, in giving the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus promulgates the charter" of Gods kingdom (Jacquier). As this illustrates, a primary theme of Matthews Gospel is
the kingship of Jesus and the legitimate assertion that Jesus fulfilled all of the scriptural prophecy, making him the rightful heir to the throne of Israel. In scripture, Jewish
kings descended from the line of Davis were "anointed," that is, "commissioned by God to rule Gods people on Gods behalf" (Carter 171). While there is no scholarly consensus on
how Jesus contemporary audience understood the terms "Messiah" or "anointed one," which is the meaning of the term "Christ" in Matthew 1:1, it is clear that the term "Son of
David" in 1:1 directs the "audience into an expectation of Gods future ideal king from the line of David" (Carter 171). Evidence of Jesus kingship abound in Matthews Gospel.
For example, when Jesus metaphorically gives Peter the "keys to the kingdom," Jesus refers to a verse in Isaiah that speaks of the transfer of the "key to the House
of David" (Hahn 28). By making this proclamation, Jesus bestows on Peter the authority to be the head of his church, which parallels the authority that Isaiahs king conferred upon
Eliakim when he declared him to be the prime minister of the Davidic kingdom (Hahn 28). As this indicates, this passage in Matthew identifies Jesus as the "new Davidic
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