MATTHEW: FROM BIBLICAL TEXT TO CONTEMPORARY LIFE
The NIV Application Commentary
by Michael J. Wilkins
1008 pages
Publisher: Zondervan (July 1, 2003)

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Mike Wilkins earned his Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the dean of faculty and professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Talbot School of Theology. Wilkins has had a 25-year relationship with Matthew's gospel. He has a passion for allowing God's Word to change us.

The commentary begins with eighteen pages of introduction, followed by an outline of the gospel and a bibliography. Each 'Text and Commentary' section contains the text from the NIV, Original Meaning, Bridging Contexts, and Contemporary Significance.

Wilkins intends to guide the readers through Matthew's written reflections, so that they might understand Matthew's theological intentions for his community and might allow Matthew's insights to penetrate their souls and lives.

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Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 33a, Matthew 1-13, 483pp
Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 33b, Matthew 14-28, 568pp
Donald A. Hagner
Nelson Reference
(December 7, 1993; November 22, 1995)

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THE THEOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
by Ulrich Luz
180 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (June 30, 1995)

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Ulrich Luz is a professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Bern. Luz holds Matthew to be primarily story and thus shapes his theology accordingly (even to inserting systematic sections much as Matthew inserts Jesus' direct discourses).

Chapter one covers theological issues relating to the structure, literary context, and provenance. Chapters two through eight cover theological issues arranged as related to each section (1:1-4:22; 5-7; 8:1-11:30; 12:1-16:20; 16:21-20:34; 21:1-25:46; 26-28). Chapter nine concludes by looking at Matthew's relation to Jesus, Paul, Church history, and Christians today.

Luz intends to provide a programmatic survey of Matthew by tracing his theological themes across this particular story of Jesus.

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WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT MATTHEW?
A Revised and Expanded Edition
Donald Senior, C.P.
144 pages
Publisher: Paulist Press; Rev Exp edition (January 1, 1995)

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Donald Senior has a doctorate in New Testament Studies from University Louvain (Belgium) and professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He is a biblical scholar, writer, and teacher.

Chapter 1: Settings
Chapter 2: Sources and Structure
Chapter 3: View of Salvation History
Chapter 4: Use of the Old Testament
Chapter 5: Attitude to the Law
Chapter 6: Christology
Chapter 7: Discipleship and Church

Senior intends to present the "most crucial, the most comprehensive, and the topics that can give the reader a sense of how contemporary scholarship views Matthew's gospel." The author allows the surveyed authors to speak for themselves.

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