Sixth, it is the first of five major discourses in Matthew’s Gospel. Discourse 15–7 Discourse 210 Discourse 313 Discourse 418 Discourse 524–25 Matthew’s Gospel portrays Jesus as a new and greater Moses. He is the greater lawgiver and prophet promised in Deuteronomy 18:15-20. Seventh, the sermon consists of three basic types of discourse material: (a) beatitudes, (b) ethical admonitions, and (c) contrasts between the teachings of Jesus and the traditions of the scribes and Pharisees. Eighth, there