| A | B |
| Matthew | The only Gospels which tells of the visitation of the wise men. |
| Jewish Christians | The Pharisees excommunicated them from the synogogues to punish them for not fighting in the war against Rome. |
| Christ | The word is the Greek word for anointed. |
| Abraham and David | The people who start the geneology in Matthew's Gospe |
| Journey with God | The value that was important to Matthew and his contemporaries |
| Temptation Narrative | Reminded Mt's audience of their ancestors time in the desert. |
| Tempted to Sin | The Temptation Narrative shows us the Jesus was tempted to sin. |
| Sermon on the Mount | One of the five major discourses reminded Mt's audience of the Torah |
| Beatitudes | Jesus saw the Beatitudes as complimentary to the Ten Commandments. |
| Outside of Synogogues | Where Jesus did most of his teaching |
| Ten Bridemaids Parable | Encourages us to be vigilant and prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ |
| The Laborers in the Vineyard | Encourages us not jealous of each other even when we feel they may be getiing more than they deserve. |
| Passion, Death, and Resurrection | The accounts of Jesus' life which were written first. |
| Great Spiritual Truths | Jesus used simple images from every day life to convey this. |
| Spiritual and Literal Levels | types of meaning in a parable |