1. Why does Matthew trace the ancestry of Jesus to Abraham while Luke traces it to Adam?

 

2. Is there any similarity  in the infancy of Moses (Ex. 2) and that of Jesus?

 

3. How would the placing of the teaching of Jesus on a mountain in chapter 5 have recalled Israel's Exodus experience?

 

4. How would you contrast the moral demands of Jesus with those of the Scribes and Pharisees (chapters 5, 6, 7)?

 

5. Why did Matthew introduce the instruction of his twelve disciples (chapter 10) with two chapters of miraculous works?

 

6. What is the reason given for speaking in parables (chapter 13)?

 

7. Is that the same reason given in Mark 4?

 

8. Why is it that the Passion narratives in Matthew, Mark, and Luke are so similar while other parts are so dissimilar?

 

9. What could you conclude about the Gospels when seeing the difference in details in the resurrection stories of Matthew, Mark, and Luke?

 

Source: Study Guide Questions, by John A. Swartz