Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Fr. Mark Scott, OCSO, presents here a series of chapter talks, the fruits of study and reflection on the Gospel of Matthew. Well-versed in the scholarly study of the Gospels, his years of reflection on the text result in unexpected insights derived from both biblical and non-biblical perspectives, including the differences between Gospel narratives of the same event."
Martha Fessler Krieg, lay Cistercian associate and independent scholar "Through his monastic conferences, now shared with a broader audience, Scott fashions
Loving Jesus into a valuable contribution to the effort of Christians of many spiritualities to imitate the love of Jesus and hasten the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven. This is a generously conceived and well written book which will bear good fruit for religious and lay faithful alike."
The Downside Review"Scott models a faith-filled, communally-contextualized, reflective reading without sacrificing the scholarly, and thus helps bring to life again for us the greatest story ever told."
Catholic Book Review"It is easy to picture the monks of New Melleray filing out from these talks and going to their cells to give their abbot's words further thought, review, and criticism."
Cistercian Studies QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
Author’s Note xv
Preface: Reading the Gospel xvii
Monastery Talks
1 On Matthew 4:12-13 3
2 On Matthew 4:13, 16 8
3 On Matthew 4:17 15
4 On Matthew 4:18 20
5 On Matthew 4:18-22 24
6 On Matthew 4:23-25 30
7 On Matthew 5:1-3 35
8 On Matthew 5:3-11 41
9 On Matthew 5:11-12 44
10 On Matthew 5:11 47
11 On Matthew 5:13 52
12 On Matthew 5:14 57
13 On Matthew 5:17-18 62
14 On Matthew 6:1-8, 16-18 67
15 On Matthew 6:7-8 71
16 On Matthew 6:9 76
17 On Matthew 6:9-10 82
18 On Matthew 6:11-12 I 85
19 On Matthew 6:11-12 II 89
20 On Matthew 6:13 I 92
21 On Matthew 6:13 II 97
22 On Matthew 6:20-21 102
23 On Matthew 6:22-23 107
24 On Matthew 6:25 112
25 On Matthew 6:34 116
26 On Matthew 7:1-5 121
27 On Matthew 7:6 125
28 On Matthew 7:7-14 130
29 On Matthew 7:24-27 134
30 On Matthew 8:1-3 138
31 On Matthew 8:5-13 143
32 On Matthew 8:14-15 147
33 On Matthew 8:16 150
34 On Matthew 8:18-22 154
35 On Matthew 8:23-26 159
36 On Matthew 8:28–9:1 163
37 On Matthew 9:1-8 168
38 On Matthew 9:9-13 172
39 On Matthew 9:10-13 177
40 On Matthew 9:14-15 182
41 On Matthew 9:16-17 188
42 On Matthew 9:18-26 193
43 On Matthew 9:27-31 197
44 On Matthew 9:32-37 201
