Robert H. Mounce ¹ (Based on the New Int¡¦l Version of the Bible)

R.T.France ² (Based on the Revised Standard Version of the Bible)

Michael Green ³ (Based on the New Int¡¦l Version of the Bible)

Observations/Comments

Authorship

Place of Writing

Date of Writing

Recipients & Purpose of Writing

Robert H. Mounce

R.T.France

Michael Green

Observations/Comments

1

The Birth of Jesus (1:1¡V25)

1

The Birth and Preparation of Jesus (1:1¡V4:16)

1

In Galilee (1-13)

1. Of the three commentators, France¡¦s

A. The Birth and Childhood of Jesus (1:1¡V2:23)

A. Beginnings (1-7)

paragraphing is most precise and refined.

i. The genealogy of Jesus the Messiah (1:1¡V17)

i. Jesus¡¦ pedigree and birth (1:1-25)

He tries to be as detailed as possible in order not

ii. The origin and name of Jesus the Messiah

to miss out a single subject-matter of the

2

Adoration and Opposition

(2:1¡V23)

(1:18¡V25)

iii. The visit of the Magi (2:1¡V12)

ii. Jesus¡¦ childhood (2:1-23)

Gospel. His attitude towards paragraphing, as far

as I can see, is the most serious and careful

iv. The flight to Egypt and the return (2:13¡V23)

among the three. I think Mounce¡¦s and Green¡¦s

3

John the Baptist (3:1¡V17)

B. The Preparation for Jesus¡¦ Public Ministry

(3:1¡V4:16)

iii. The beginning of Jesus¡¦ ministry

(3:1-4:25)

paragraphing (similar to each other by 60-70% at

least) is too rough and too inadequate to

reflect the rich contents of the Gospel.

4

Galilean Ministry Begins

(4:1¡V25)

2. It¡¦s obvious that Mounce sticks his paragraphing

2

Public Ministry in and around Galilee (4:17¡V16:20)

to the chapters of the Gospel, which just looks

A. Introduction to the Public Ministry (4:17¡V25)

equivalent to the number of chapters contained

i. Summary of Jesus¡¦ preaching (4:17)

in the Gospel itself. To give impact to his

ii. The call of four disciples (4:18¡V22)

readers, Mounce¡¦s paragraphing is either

5

Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom

iii. Summary of the public ministry(4:23¡V25)

either full of contrast or appears in pair, e.g.

Ethics and the Law (5:1¡V48)

B. Jesus¡¦ Teaching on Discipleship (5:1¡V7:29)

iv. The first discourse: the manifesto

Adoration and Opposition (2:1-23), Prayer and

i. Introduction (5:1¡V2)

of the kingdom (5:1-7:29)

ii. The advantages of discipleship (5:3¡V10)

(18:1-35), The Last who are the First (20:1-34),

iii. The distinctiveness of the disciple (5:11¡V16)

Kingdom Ethics and the Law (5:1-48), Divorce

iv. Jesus¡¦ attitude to the Old Testament (5:17¡V20)

v. Examples of Jesus¡¦ radical ethic (5:21¡V48)

6

Sermon on the Mount: Prayer

vi. Teaching on religious observance (6:1¡V18)

and Anxiety (6:1¡V34)

vii. The disciple¡¦s attitude to material possessions

(6:19¡V34)

7

Sermon on the Mount: By Their

Fruits (7:1¡V29) ¡@¡@¡@

viii. The disciple¡¦s attitude to one another (7:1¡V6)

ix. The disciple¡¦s attitude to God (7:7¡V11)

x. Summary of Jesus¡¦ ethic (7:12)

xi. Warnings against spurious discipleship

(7:13¡V27)

xii. Conclusion (7:28¡V29)

Robert H. Mounce

R.T.France

Michael Green

Observations/Comments

8

A Ministry of Healing (8:1-34) ¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@

C. A Selection of Jesus¡¦ Miracles (8:1-9:34)

B. Discipleship (8-10)

3. Despite the differences mentioned above, there is

i. The leper (8:1¡V4)

yet a similarity between France and Green.

ii. The centurion¡¦s servant (8:5¡V13)

They both employ the same pattern of five great

iii. Peter¡¦s mother-in-law (8:14¡V15)

blocks of teaching as it¡¦s obviously built around

iv. Summary of Jesus¡¦ healing ministry (8:16¡V17)

v. Two would-be followers (8:18¡V22)

1) The Birth and Preparation of Jesus (1:1-4:16);

vi. Calming the storm (8:23¡V27)

2) Public Ministry in and around Galilee (4:17-16:20);

vii. The Gadarene demoniacs (8:28¡V34)

3) Private Ministry in Galilee (16:21-18:35);

9

A Ministry of Compassion

(9:1-38)

1. The 1^st discourse: manifesto of kingdom (5:1-7:29);
2. The 2^nd discourse: mission of kingdom (9:35-

i. Summary and introduction (9:35¡V38)

of the kingdom (9:35-10:42)

10

A Mission of the Twelve

(10:1-42) ¡@¡@

ii. The twelve (10:1¡V4)

iii. Instructions for their mission (10:5-16)

iv. Warnings of conflict and persecution (10:17¡V39)

v. The privileged status of the disciple (10:40-42)

11

Jesus¡¦ Words about John the

Baptist (11:1-30) ¡@¡@

vi. Conclusion (11:1)

C. Response (11-13)

E. Varying Response to Jesus¡¦ Messianic Activity

(11:12-12:50)

i. Jesus¡¦ claim, and its ground

(11:1-30)

i. John the Baptis (11:2¡V19)

ii. Towns which rejected Jesus¡¦ appeal (11:20¡V24)

12

Opposition Mounts (12:1-50) ¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@

iii. The true response to Jesus¡¦ appeal (11:25¡V30)

ii. Human response to Jesus: for and

iv. Objections to Jesus¡¦ free attitude to the sabbath

(12:1¡V14)

against (12:1-50)

v. Jesus¡¦ response to opposition (12:15¡V21)

vi. Jesus accused of collusion with the devil, and

his response (12:22-37)

vii. Jesus¡¦s verdict on ¡¥this generation¡¦ (12:38¡V45)

viii. Jesus¡¦ true family (12:46¡V50)

Robert H. Mounce

R.T.France

Michael Green

Observations/Comments

13

Parables of Jesus (13:1-58) ¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@

F. Jesus¡¦ Teaching in Parables (13:1-53)

iii. The third discourse: the parables

i. The sower (13:1¡V9)

of the kingdom (13:1-58)

ii. The purpose of parables (13:10¡V17)

iii. Explanation of the sower (13:18¡V23)

iv. Three parable of growth: the weeds, the mustard

seed and the yeast (13:24¡V33)

v. The purpose of parables (13:34¡V35)

vi. Explanation of the weeds (13:36-43)

vii. Three further parables: the treasure, the pearl

and the net (13:44¡V50)

viii. Concluding parable: the householder

(13:51¡V53)

G. Varying Response to Jesus¡¦ Teaching and Miracles

(13:55¡V16:20)

i. Nazareth rejects Jesus (13:54-58)

14

Feeding of the Five Thousand

ii. Herod Antipas thinks Jesus is John the Baptist

revived (14:1-12)

2.

To Jerusalem (14-28)

(14:1-36)

iii. Jesus feeds a large crow (14:13-21)

A. Shadows (14-18)

iv. Jesus walks on the water (14:22-33)

v. The popularity of jesus as a healer (14:34-36)

15

Defiled from Within (15:1-39)

vi. Dispute with Pharisees and scribes over

defilement (15:1-20)

vii. A Gentile woman¡¦s faith (15:21-28)

viii. Healing ministry among the Gentiles

(15:29-31)

ix. Second feeding of a crowd (15:32-39)

16

Peter¡¦s Messianic Declaration

x. Jesus¡¦s repudiation of Pharisees and Sadducees

(16:1-12)

(16:1-28)

xi. Jesus is the Messiah (16:13-20)

3

Private Ministry in Galilee: Preparing the Disciples (16:21-18:35)

Robert H. Mounce

R.T.France

Michael Green

Observations/Comments

17

The Transfiguration (17:1-27) ¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@

A. Teaching on Jesus¡¦ Mission (16:21-17:27)

i. First announcement of Jesus¡¦ suffering and death

(16:21-23)

ii. Discipleship will also involve suffering

(16:24-28)

iii. A vision of Jesus¡¦ glory (17:1-13)

iv. The power of faith (17:14-20)

v. Second announcement of Jesus¡¦ suffering and

death (17:22-23)

vi. The question of the temple tax (17:24-27)

18

Humility and Forgiveness

(18:1-35)

  ¡@¡@¡@¡@

B. The Teaching on Relationships among the Disciples

(18:1-35)

i. True greatness (18:1-5)

ii. On stumbling-blocks (18:6-9)

iii. Care for the ¡¥little ones¡¦ (18:10-14)

iv. ¡¥If your brother sins . . . ¡¥ (18:15-20)

v. Forgiving personal offences (18:21-35)

19

Divorce and Riches (19:1-30) ¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@

4

Ministry in Judaea (19:1-25:46)

B. Judgment (19-25)

A. On the Way to Jerusalem (19:1-20:34)

i. Judgments on issues (19:1-20:34)

i. Introduction (19:1-2)

ii. Teaching on divorce and marriage (19:3-12)

iii. The blessing of the children (19:13-15)

iv. The rich young man (19:16-22)

v. Wealth and rewards (19:23-30)

20

The Last who are First (20:1-34)

vi. The parable of equal wages for unequal work

(20:1-16)

vii. Third announcement of Jesus¡¦ suffering and

death (20:17-19)

viii. James and John: greatness in service

(20:20-28)

ix. Two blind men (20:29-34)

Robert H. Mounce

R.T.France

Michael Green

Observations/Comments

21

The Triumphal Entry (21:1-46)

B. Arrival in Jerusalem (21:1-22)

ii. Judgment on Israel (21:1-27)

i. The entry (21:1-11)

ii. The demonstration in the temple (21:12-17)

iii. The lesson of the fig tree (21:18-22)

C. Controversies with the Jewish Leaders

(21:23-23:39)

i. The question of authority (21:23-27)

ii. Three polemical parables: the two sons, the

tenants of the vineyard and the wedding feast

(21:28-22:14)

iii. Parables and controversies on

judgment (21:28-22:46)

22

The Great Commandment

iii. The question of imperial taxes (22:15-22)

(22:1-46)

iv. The question about resurrection (22:23-33)

v. The greatest commandment (22:34-40)

vi. The Messiah as Son of David (22:41-46)

23

Hypocrisy Denounced

vii. The failure of scribes and Pharisees (23:1-36)

iv. The fifth discourse: (1) judgment

(23:1-39)

Viii. The fate of Jerusalem (23:37-39)

on dead religion (23:1-39)

24

Eschatological Discourse

D. Jesus¡¦ Teaching about the Future (24:1-25:46)

v. The fifth discouse: (2) end of

(24:1-51)

i. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple

(24:1-2)

Jerusalem and of history

(24:1-25:46)

ii. Warnings against premature expectation

(24:3-14)

Iii. The coming crisis in Judaea (24:15-28)

iv. Climax of the crisis within ¡¥this generation¡¦

(24:29-35)

25

Parables of Judgment (25:1-46)

v. The unexpected parousia of the Son of man

(24:36-25:13)

Vi. The parable of the talents (25:14-30)

Vii. The last judgment (25:31-46)

Robert H. Mounce

R.T.France

Michael Green

Observations/Comments

26

The Final Evening (26:1-75) ¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@

5

The Death and Resurrection of Jesus (26:1-28:20)

C. Finale (26-28)

A. Preparation for the Passion (26:1-46)

i. A study in contrasts (26:1-16)

i. Introduction (26:1-2)

ii. The plot against Jesus (26:3-5)

iii. The anointing at Bethany (26:6-13)

iv. Judas joins the plot (26:14-16)

v. The Last Supper (26:17-30)

ii. Jesus¡¦s last evening (26:17-56)

vi. Jesus predicts Peter¡¦s denial (26:31-35)

vii. Jesus¡¦ prayer in Gethsemane (26:36-46)

B. The Arrest and Trial of Jesus (26:47-27:26)

i. The arrest (26:47-56)

ii. The Jewish ¡¥trial¡¦ (26:57-68)

iii. The trials of Jesus (26:57-27:31)

iii. Peter¡¦s failure (26:69-75)

27

The Trial and Death of Jesus

(27:1-66) ¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@

iv. Jesus is transferred to the Roman governor

(27:1-2)

v. The death of Judas (27:3-10)

vi. The Roman trial (27:11-26)

C. The Crucifixion of Jesus (27:27-56)

i. The mockery by the soldiers (27:27-31)

ii. The crucifixion (27:32-44)

iv. The cross and the tomb (27:32-66)

iii. The death of Jesus (27:45-56)

D. The Burial and Resurrection of Jesus (27:57-28:20)

i. Jesus dead and buried (27:57-61)

ii. The setting of the guard (27:62-66)

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The Resurrection (28:1-20)

iii. The empty tomb and the risen Lord (28:1-10)

v. The end of the beginning (28:1-20)

iv. The report of the guard (28:11-15)

v. Jesus alive and sovereign (28:16-20)