INTRODUCTION - THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW – BETWEEN ITS OLD TESTAMENT ROOTS AND ITS ESCHATOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
INTRODUCTION - THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW – BETWEEN ITS OLD TESTAMENT ROOTS AND ITS ESCHATOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

Summary/Abstract: The Gospel as the good news of eternal joy is a “divine reading,” an exceptional unrepeatable nature of this event, the Gospel expresses not self-sufficiency but gift-giving, sharing, and communion. The words of the Gospels are thus intimately tied to the twin notions of revelation and incarnation. The Gospel of Matthew begins precisely with the theme of the incarnation of the Word – the Advent of Immanuel – which could be seen as a “summary” of Matthew's entire message. The apostolic mission described in the Gospel is the beginning of our inscription into the Trinitarian paradigm. When we speak of revelation, we refer to what God accomplishes to make Himself known – eternal and unchanging discoveries. Thus, the main point is to return to the heart of the matter: the events recounted in the Gospels are expressions of divine revelation embodied in words, illuminated by the Holy Spirit. It is not the multitude of textual variants that will grant you access to the authentic meaning of the good news, but the acquisition of the Holy Spirit.

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