Olivet Discourse - Part 1

[Dawnofhope]

I'd like to provide the opportunity for anyone interested to explore the Olivet Discourse as recorded in the Book of Mathew. Jesus speaks on the Mount of Olives about events in the future both near and far.

One approach could be to work through Chapter 24 in the book of Mathew in small sections

The first 2 verses from the King James Version of the Bible read:

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.


2　And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Some general questions to consider initially could be:

Who was the author of the book of Mathew?

When was it written?

For what purpose?

How is the book of Mathew structured?

What is a common name attributed to this particular discourse?

Where else in the New Testament might we find this particular discourse?

Some questions that relate to the specific verses could be:

What’s the significance of the temple?

What historic event might Jesus be prophesising?

I'm interested in this as I am currently part of a bible study consisting of a Catholic, conservative Christian, Agnostic, and Baha'i. I'm the Baha'i

Go easy please as this my first OP and I'm scared witless

 

[buddhist]

Who was the author of the book of Mathew?

Nobody knows.

When was it written?

It is unknown.

For what purpose?

This is also unknown.

How is the book of Mathew structured?

As a disjointed narrative.

What is a common name attributed to this particular discourse?

Common to whom?

Where else in the New Testament might we find this particular discourse?

Nowhere else, to my knowledge.

What’s the significance of the temple?

That is open to interpretation.

What historic event might Jesus be prophesising?

This is also open to interpretation.

 

[loverofhumanity]

I'd like to provide the opportunity for anyone interested to explore the Olivet Discourse as recorded in the Book of Mathew. Jesus speaks on the Mount of Olives about events in the future both near and far.

One approach could be to work through Chapter 24 in the book of Mathew in small sections

The first 2 verses from the King James Version of the Bible read:

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.


2　And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Some general questions to consider initially could be:

Who was the author of the book of Mathew?

When was it written?

For what purpose?

How is the book of Mathew structured?

What is a common name attributed to this particular discourse?

Where else in the New Testament might we find this particular discourse?

Some questions that relate to the specific verses could be:

What’s the significance of the temple?

What historic event might Jesus be prophesising?

I'm interested in this as I am currently part of a bible study consisting of a Catholic, conservative Christian, Agnostic, and Baha'i. I'm the Baha'i

Go easy please as this my first OP and I'm scared witless

The author was Matthew and he was writing to Jewish Christians with the main theme of his gospel being that Jesus was the fulfilment of the prophecies of the Old Testament. It was written about 60-65 AD although there is not unanimous agreement.

Chapter 24 is about the end of the age and is also found in Mark and Luke. The temple being destroyed refers to the destruction of Jerusalem and its temples by the Roman Titus in 70 AD.

(References: Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible,
Expositor Bible Commentary.