More than any gospel, the Gospel of Matthew contains the largest collection of the teachings of our Lord Jesus. Drawing from numerous references from the Old Testament, it is also the gospel that seeks to establish that the Lord Jesus is the King of the Jews, the long awaited Messiah of the Jewish nation. Dr. Brian Bailey expounds on the Gospel of Matthew verse by verse, unlocking the more complex truths by breaking them into simpler ones, and skillfully weaving in life experiences that make this book alive, applicable and well worth reading.
The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
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... prayer to all of God's people as the language here suggests.226 Only a small number of sages were considered pious enough to have such power with God . Judaism had a tra- dition concerning men of God with holy chutzpah , or boldness ...
The stories and insights of each book of the Bible are brought into conversation with contemporary voices of hope and lament--the cultural messages we interact with on a daily basis.
But recent research raises many questionsregarding Matthew's creation, theological intentions, and shapingfor the circle of its first recipients.This highly original commentary by Rudolf Schnackenburgfollows Matthew chapter by chapter and ...
The Anchor Bible: W. F. Albright and C. S. Mann, Matthew (New York, 1971) W. C. Allen, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew (Edinburgh, 1907) A. W. Argyle, The Gospel according to Matthew (Cambridge, ...
Carmignac, J., 'Comment Jésus et ses contemporains pouvaient-ils célébrer la Pâque à une date non officielle?' RevQ 5 (1964-66), 59-79. Chwolson, D., Das letzte Passamahl Christi und der Tag seines Todes (Leipzig: H. Haessel, 1908).
Howard Clarke first establishes contemporary scholarship's mainstream view of Matthew's Gospel, and then presents a sampling of the ways this text has been read, understood, and applied through two millennia.
In this third volume of the Biblical Imagination Series, Michael Card leads us to see the unique purpose of Matthew's Gospel both in the lives of the early Christians and for us today.
Matthew's Gospel is the most significant Jewish - Christian document of the New Testament . For Matthew , the story of Jesus is the underlying tale of his own community , from its initial convocation by the living Jesus to its espousal ...