1. How does the Gospel of Matthew portray Jesus’ relationship with Judaism? What sort of role should the Law of Moses play in the life of true believers? How does this work characterize the teachings of Jesus? 2. How do the moral or ethical expectations on individual believers expressed in the Gospel of Matthew compare to the obligations we have examined in previous weeks? 3. Do you see any differences between the moral or ethical obligations expressed in the Gospel of Matthew and those expressed by Paul in Galatians? 4. How do the ideas of Paul in Galatians compare to the ideas of philosophers or religious leaders that we have examined in previous weeks? 5. Do you see any differences between the ideas expressed in First Timothy and those in the Gospel of Matthew and/or Galatians? 6. What aspects of Roman culture or rule appear in Matthew, Galatians, and First Timothy? How do these texts reflect the context of the Pax Romana? A Note on Biblical Citations While your citations should usually consist of a page number, please note that citations to books of the Bible should include the Book, the chapter, and the verse that you are quoting or paraphrasing (Genesis 4:2-3 for example). Please make sure to read the footnotes, and feel free to paraphrase or quote that material. If you are citing the footnotes, please make sure to cite the page on which the footnote appears.