Analysis.
I. The Beginning of the Kingdom, 1:1-4:16.
1. Jesus, the King, is the Old Testament Messiah, chs. 1-2.
2. Jesus, the King, is prepared for his work, 3:1-4:16.
II. The Proclamation of the Kingdom, 4:17-16:20.
1. The beginning of the proclamation, 4:17 end.
2. By the Sermon on the Mount, chs. 5-7.
3. By the miracles and connected teachings, chs. 8-9.
4. By the sending of the Twelve and subsequent teachings and miracles, chs. 10-12.
5. By the seven parables and subsequent miracles, chs. 13-14.
6. By the denunciation of the Pharisees with attendant miracles and teachings, 15:1-16:12.
7. By the Great Confession, 16:12-20.
III. The Passion of the Kingdom, 6:21-27 end.
1. Four predictions of the passion with intervening discourses and miracles, 16:21-26:2.
(A) At Caesarea Philippi, 16:21-17:21.
(B) In Galilee near Capernaum, 17:22-20:16.
(C) Near Jerusalem, 20:17-22 end.
(D) At Jerusalem, 23:1-26:2.
2. The events of the Passion, 26:3-27 end.
(A) At Caesarea Philippi, 16:21-17:21.
(B) In Galilee near Capernaum, 17:22-20:16.
(C) Near Jerusalem, 20:17-22 end.
(D) At Jerusalem, 23:1-26:2.
IV. The Triumph of the Kingdom, Ch. 28.
1. The resurrection of the King, 1-15.
2. Provision for the propagation of the Kingdom, 16-20.