Matthew 6:19-21 The message of this teaching is that worldly goods can be stolen, or even perish, but good deeds are more spiritual and their spiritual value will be revealed after death.

For Matthew, Jesus is not the son of David, but he is the son of Abraham. He is truly a man from Israel. And thus Jesus' teaching also is one that is fully in the legitimate tradition of Israel's ...

This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the ... 14-7, 19-22, 26-8) interspersed with five discourses (5-7, 10, 13, 18, 23-5). The structuring of Jesus' teaching into five discourses imitates ...