Day 03 - Matthew 13:1-18:9

The Gospel According to Matthew was probably written sometime between AD 50 and AD 56. It seems apparent that the general theme of the book is Christ the King and in it, Jesus spends a lot of time describing what Matthew terms the kingdom of heaven. This phrase, "kingdom of heaven" seems to be typical of Matthew, whereas we will see that the other gospels prefer the phrase "kingdom of God." Although some interpreters would suggest a distinction to be made between the "kingdom of heaven" and the "kingdom of God," I see this as completely arbitrary and unnecessary, particularly in comparing passages such as Matthew 5:3 to Luke 6:20, Matthew 11:11 to Luke 7:28, Matthew 13:11 to Mark 4:11 and Luke 8:10 and Matthew 13:31 to Mark 4:30-31.

It is in this section of Matthew where we find Peter's famous confession:

"You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." (Matthew 16:16)

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