Description
Book SynopsisIn this fresh commentary, the fourth of eighteen volumes in the Paideia series, a leading New Testament scholar examines cultural context and theological meaning in Matthew. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by
• Attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs
• Showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits
• Commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book
• Focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text
• Making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format
Table of ContentsForeword
Introduction
Birth Narratives (Matthew 1-2)
Part 1: Jesus's Ministry Begins (Matthew 3:1-8:1)
Narrative 1: Jesus Begins to Fulfill All Righteousness (Matthew 3:1-4:17)
Discourse 1: Jesus Calls Disciples to Seek God's Righteousness (Matthew 4:18-8:1)
Part 2: Jesus's Authority Is Revealed (Matthew 8:2-11:1)
Narrative 2: Jesus's Authority Is Manifest in His Mission (Matthew 8:2-9:34)
Discourse 2: Jesus's Authority Enables Disciples' Mission (Matthew 9:35-11:1)
Part 3: Jesus's Ministry Creates Division (Matthew 11:2-13:53)
Narrative 3: Jesus Encounters a Divided Response (Matthew 11:2-12:50)
Discourse 3: Jesus Reflects on the Divided Response (Matthew 13:1-53)
Part 4: Jesus Focuses on His Disciples (Matthew 13:54-19:2)
Narrative 4, Part 1: Jesus's Disciples Understand More (Matthew 13:54-16:20)
Narrative 4, Part 2: Jesus's Disciples Understand Even More (Matthew 16:21-17:23)
Discourse 4: Jesus Tells Disciples How to Relate to Insiders and Outsiders (Matthew 17:24-19:2)
Part 5: Jesus and Judgment (Matthew 19:3-26:1a)
Narrative 5, Part 1: Jesus Teaches about Household Behavior (Matthew 19:3-20:34)
Narrative 5, Part 2: Jesus Pronounces about Judgment in the Present (Matthew 21:1-24:2)
Discourse 5: Jesus Teaches about Final Judgment (Matthew 24:3-26:1a)
Passion and Resurrection Narrative (Matthew 26:1b-28:20)
Indexes
