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Matthew

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Matthew
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Craig A. Evans
SeriesNew Cambridge Bible Commentary
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:566
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 157
Category/GenreBiblical studies
ISBN/Barcode 9780521011068
ClassificationsDewey:226.206
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 6 February 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book is a verse-by-verse analysis of the New Testament Gospel of Matthew. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the Gospel, which describes the world of Jesus and his first followers. This commentary explores the historical, social and religious contexts of Matthew and examines the customs, beliefs and ideas that inform the text. Unfamiliar to many readers of the New Testament, this background will help readers fully understand the text of Matthew, which focuses on what Jesus taught and why the religious authorities in Jerusalem rejected his message and gave him up to the Roman governor for execution. This book will be an important tool for the clergy, scholars and other interested readers of Matthew.

Author Biography

Craig A. Evans is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia. He is the author of several books about Jesus and the New Testament, including Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies (2005) and Jesus, the Final Days (2009).

Reviews

'... this is an extremely valuable commentary that should take its place beside the best on the shelf. In the preface Evans states that this work 'is not written primarily for the scholar', but he expresses his hope, nonetheless, that 'scholars will find it useful' ... They will.' Nicholas G. Piotrowski, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society