Download or read book Discourses in Matthew written by David P. Scaer and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing his exploration on Jesus' Five Discourses, Scaer demonstrates that Matthew was written as catechesis, a method in concert with its content and organization. The discourses summarize the message the disciples are to carry to "all nations," and each discourage builds on its predecessors to culminate in the narrative of Jesus' death and resurrection, which is the Gospel's interpretive key.