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This 8 page paper discusses the names, titles and roles of Jesus as depicted in this Gospel. The writer begins by saying the most important role, if just one should be selected, is that Jesus is the true Messiah and is appointed with a divine commission, which He fulfills. The writer cites Scripture and other authors to illustrate how Matthew's text consistently offers proof of Jesus as Messiah. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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support this theme. The Gospel of Matthew begins by establishing Jesus heritage to both Abraham and David by referring to Jesus as the "son of David, the son of
Abraham" (Matthew 1:1). It also opens with four names for Jesus: "Jesus," "Christ," which meant Messiah, "Son of David," and "Son of Abraham" (Matthew 1:1). Carter (2004) explains the name
Jesus" is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name, Joshua and means "God saves." From His name alone, Jesus role is that of Savior. Brown (1997) points out that
the genealogy of Jesus includes, in order, 14 patriarchs, 14 kings, and 14 unknowns and with the way Matthew describes the list: "Thus there were fourteen generations in all from
Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ" (Matthew 1:17), it spans the history of Israel. The genealogy of
Jesus is important for Matthew because it establishes Jesus as God and Savior and also as the heir to Abraham and David. When reporting the birth of Jesus, Matthew
refers to Him as "Immanuel -- which means, God with us" (Matthew 1:23). This is another phrase that supports Jesus as God. Matthew also identifies Jesus relationship with God as
well as with the earthly King David, through Joseph, who acknowledges Jesus as his son (Brown, 1997). Joseph is in the line of David and Abraham. This is important because
the Old Testament says that a Messiah would be born from this heritage. The audience of that time were familiar with prophecies found in Scripture so Matthew has set the
stage for proving Jesus is the promised Messiah. Priests were anointed by God (Leviticus 4:3, 5, 16) and, thus, they were commissioned to perform certain tasks (Carter, 2004). There are
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