Campus: Box Hill
Mode: Blended
Delivery Notes:

Tuesday, 6:00pm

Tuesday, 6:00pm

  • Week 1: Situating the Matthean community, Matthew's use of Sources, Authorship, Structure, Use of Scripture
  • Week 2: Infancy Narrative 1:1-2:23 • Focus text: Matt 1:19-25 The Annunciation
  • Week 3: From the ministry of John the Baptist to the beginning of Jesus' ministry 3:1- 4:25 • Focus text: Matt 4:1-11 The Temptation
  • Week 4: Ist Major Discourse: Sermon on the Mount 5:1-7:29 • Focus Text: Matt 5:1-12 The Beatitudes
  • Week 5: Sermon on the Mount (cont) • Focus Text: Matt 6:25-34 On Anxiety
  • Week 6: Cycle of Miracle Stories 8:1-9:38 2nd Major Discourse: The Commission of the disciples 10:1-42 • Focus Text: Matt 8:28-34 Gadarene Demoniacs
  • Week 7: Narrative section 11:2-12:50: Jesus is misunderstood and opposed. 3rd Major Discourse: Parables 13:1-52 • Focus Text: Matt 11:25-30 Wisdom's invitation
  • Week 8: Narrative section 14:1-17:27 As opposition hardens Jesus prepares the disciples for his passion and death. • Focus Text: Matt Matt 16:13-20 Who do you say that I am?
  • Week 9: 4th Major discourse: Church order 18:1-35. Narrative section 19:1-20:34 On the way to Jerusalem • Focus text: Matt 19:23-30 On riches and the rewards of discipleship.
  • Week 10: Jesus' Jerusalem ministry 21:1- 23:39 • Focus Text: Matt 23:23-33 Woes against the Scribes and Pharisees.
  • Week 11: 5th Major Discourse: Eschatological Discourse 24:1-25:46 • Focus Text: Matt 25:1-13 Wise and Foolish Bridal Attendants.
  • Week 12: Passion Narrative 26:1-27:66. The Resurrection and commissioning of the disciples 28:1-20 • Focus Text: Matt 27:3-10 The Death of Judas
Contact hours 36
Total time commitment 150
Start date 26 Feb, 2024
Census date: 19 Mar, 2024
End date: 14 Jun, 2024
Academic staff: Rev Dr Chris Monaghan
Textbook(s): No textbook is required for this unit.

Unit code: BN3012Y

Unit status: Archived (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: New Testament

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

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