Discuss the ways Matthew portrays Jesus as the new Moses. Why is this particular parallel important in Matthew's Gospel?

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The Answer is Matthew compares Jesus to one of the most important prophets in Jewish history: Moses. Matthew's Gospel seems to have been written for a Jewish-Christian audience that was concerned about the relationship between their Jewish heritage and their new belief in Jesus as the Jewish messiah. By casting Jesus in a particularly Jewish light, as the new Moses, Matthew assures his community that there is no contradiction in their beliefs. Some of the important stories in Matthew's Gospel that reveal this connection between Jesus and Moses are the birth narrative and the Sermon on the Mount.

Discuss the Ways Matthew Portrays Jesus as the New Moses