Michael Green 
The Message of Matthew [EPUB ebook] 

Contents
General preface ix
Author’s preface xi
Chief abbreviations xiii
Select bibliography xv
Introduction 1
Part 1: In Galilee (Matthew 1 – 13)
A. Beginnings (1 – 7)
1. Jesus’ pedigree and birth (1:1-25) 41
2. Jesus’ childhood (2:1-23) 50
3. The beginning of Jesus’ ministry (3:1 – 4:25) 61
4. The first discourse: the manifesto of the kingdom
(5:1 – 7:29) 75
B. Discipleship (8 – 10)
5. Who is this Jesus? (8:1 – 9:34) 102
6. The second discourse: the mission of the kingdom
(9:35 – 10:42) 118
C. Response (11 – 13)
7. Jesus‘ claim, and its ground (11:1-30) 128
8. Human response to Jesus: for and against (12:1-50) 136
9. The third discourse: the parables of the kingdom (13:1-58) 145
Part 2: To Jerusalem (Matthew 14 – 28)
D. Shadows (14 – 18)
10. Shadows of the future (14:1 – 17:27) 159
11. The fourth discourse: relationships in the kingdom (18:1-35) 188
E. Judgment (19 – 25)
12. Judgments on issues (19:1 – 20:34) 200
13. Judgment on Israel (21:1-27) 219
14. Parables and controversies on judgment (21:28 – 22:46) 228
15. The fifth discourse:
(1) judgment on dead religion (23:1-39) 242
16. The fifth discourse:
(2) the end of Jerusalem and of history (24:1 – 25:46) 253
F. Finale (26 – 28)
17. A study in contrasts (26:1-16) 272
18. Jesus’ last evening (26:17-56) 277
19. The trials of Jesus (26:57 – 27:31) 288
20. The cross and the tomb (27:32-66) 303
21. The end of the beginning (28:1-20) 320
Study guide 335

Michael Green (1930 – 2019) was an international evangelist, and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, England. As a pastor, author and lecturer, he taught and preached the New Testament for many years.