Judaism in the Gospel of Matthew
 

We'll discuss in groups about the possible allusions to Moses in Matthew:
 

1) Bacon's theory. Matthew's five speeches recall the five book's of Moses? Do the themes of the books of Moses correspond the themes of the speeches?
2) Compare Matt 2:15 with Hosea 11:1
3) Compare 2:19-21 with exod 4:19-20
4) Conclusion: How much Moses there is in Matthew 1-2?
 
 

Law in Matthew:

What summarizes the "law and prophets" in Matthew?
Matthew refers to this in two passages:
 

Did Matthew's community practice Jewish law?
a) Matt 15:10-20; Mark 7:14-23
b) (9:9-13; 12:1-8)
c) Mt 24:17-22; Mark 13:15-20
d) Not a word about circumcision in Matthew. Why?