[RELIGST 2NT3] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 25 pages long Study Guide!

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Lecture slides will be posted online few days after class. Often the first few words of a work functioned as a title: the current title is thought of as an addition to later editions. It is traditionally attributed to mt. as author: papias first to claim this - but was referring to a different writing. Was written by a jewish author that believed in jesus: to a jewish audience. Writing in the syria area (common view) in 80-90 ce: two decades after destruction of jerusalem temple. Jesus the messiah, the son of david, the son of abraham. Mt. starts with genealogy: starting with genesis to samuel (david, david to exile (587-ish bce, exile to jesus (500 years) Relates it to other key stories, making it a key event. 7 is a significant number in jewish thought. Mt. interested in showing how jesus relates to jewish scripture. Non-jews are given a sign and come (maybe persia) to see him.