This part of the study will attempt to determine the nature and extent of apocalyptic eschatology in the gospel of Matthew. In order to do this, we need to investigate each of the eight major characteristics of this religious perspective which were identified in chapter 1. In all chapters we shall focus upon the evangelist's use of his synoptic sources according to the principles and for the reasons outlined in the Introduction. This will provide a guide as to which elements the evangelist adopted with minimal alteration from these sources and those which he saw fit to alter or to supplement. In those cases where Matthew differs from his synoptic sources, the possibility that he is reflecting source material independent of Mark and Q must be explored. Since apocalyptic eschatology is found to varying degrees in many early Christian documents, most notably in the Apocalypse but by no means confined there, it could be the case that Matthew is reflecting a Christian tradition which is represented in other New Testament texts. On the other hand, in some instances it might be true that the evangelist was dependent upon purely Jewish apocalyptic-eschatological traditions which he knew in either oral or literary form. It is well known that Matthew knew of and utilised the book of Daniel and the claim is sometimes made that he knew other apocalyptic texts. At the conclusion of this part of the study, we will be in a position to offer a complete reconstruction of Matthew's particular scheme of apocalyptic eschatology and to note its similarities to and differences from other schemes.