Matthew’s arrangement of the events of Jesus is both biographical and topical. Rather than just follow a specific order of events, he also dealt with particular topics. The biographical part is in two sections. The first section begins in 4:17; the second begins in 16:21. The topical structure is peculiar to Matthew. There are five blocks of text that are grouped around one dominant theme. See the attached outline. Each block ends with the phrase, “When Jesus had finished …” With the attached introductory