A NEW HUMANITY: THE MESSIANIC HORIZON OF JESUS OF NAZARETH IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

Abstract

The epigraph of Matthew's Gospel beacons his catechesis. Matthew proposes to write the “book of the origin of Jesus Christ” (Mt 1,1), to narrate Jesus in his messianic condition. His identity is described throughout the narrative, from the genealogy to the commissioning of the apostles after the Resurrection. The present text aims to verify the horizon of Jesus' messianic activity, that is, his pursued objective. By applying the intuitions from the method of narrative analysis, the Matthean catechesis will be revisited, in an attempt to systematize the elements that allow us to capture the purpose of the Messiah Jesus, in order to bring forth the new humanity, desired by the Father in Heavens. And, finally, it sketches out, in broad lines, the face of this new humanity, an expression of the Kingdom of God and a parameter for the action of the disciples of Jesus of Nazareth, at all times.