The testimony of Matthew
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The Gospel of Matthew is the transition between the Old and the New Testaments. Matthew is writing to Jews living outside of Israel to tell them that in Jesus all of the prophecies and the promises of the Old Testament have been fulfilled. The key verse for Matthew is 5:17, where Jesus says that he did not come to abolish the law and the prophets but to fulfill them. Matthew presents Jesus as the Messianic King, the descendant of King David, and the new Moses, who presents a New Covenant and a New Law.
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