This work uses literary (narrative) criticism to explore the world of the evangelist Matthew. The focus is on the plot of the gospel story, with discussions of the storylines, Jesus' speeches and j…
R.T. France's study of Matthew's Gospel is a contribution to the Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, a popular commentary designed to help the general Bible reader understand clearly what the text …
Conjoining diverse methodological and ideological approaches with a focus on a specific texts, this inaugural volume to the new series presents ground-breaking insights on the gospel of Matthew. Th…
The Gospel of Matthew, says James Montgomery Boice, is "the first of the Gospels, the longest, the most Jewish, the most evangelist, and, in many ways, the most compelling." This two-volume exposi…
While self-deception may have come to be uncommon interest in the modern world, the phenomenon has been profoundly observed since ancient times and often by religious thinkers. Recent approaches to…
The For Today series was designed to provide reliable and accessible resources for the study and real life application of important biblical texts, theological documents, and Christian practices. T…
Spurgeon's Commentary on Matthew therefore represents the fruit of a lifetime spent in the study and exposition of Scripture. It bears all the hallmarks of the genius of one who in his day was know…
This book thoroughly examines Matthew gospel - it discusses the appropriate methods for interpretation and considers in detail its origin, purpose and social setting. The author claims that Matthew…
THe pivotal values of the ancient world were honor and shame - the worth one had in the eyes of one's neighbour. Here, the author clarifies what praise and blame meant to Matthew and his audience. …
Dodson reads the dreams in the Gospel of Matthew (1:18b-25; 2:12, 13-15, 19-21, 22; 27:19) as the authorial audience. This approach requires an understanding of the social and literary character o…