In this addition to the Paideia commentary series, leading New Testament scholar Charles Talbert 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 photos and sidebars in a reader-friendly format  
  
"Most commentaries rewrite earlier commentaries. The better ones, to the contrary, often go their own way. Talbert's work happily is of the latter type. It regularly offers fresh readings and new comparative materials, especially from Greco-Roman sources. This is not a tired rehashing but a welcome contribution."--__Dale C. Allison Jr.__, Princeton Theological Seminary  
  
"In this stimulating reading of Matthew's Gospel, Charles Talbert draws on his extensive learning to attend insightfully to various cultural, literary, and theological dimensions of the Gospel. Students will find his clear prose, insightful discussion, and theological reflections especially valuable. I will be adding this commentary to course bibliographies."--__Warren Carter__, Phillips Theological Seminary  
  
"This is a remarkable book! In brief compass, Talbert provides a fresh reading of Matthew's Gospel as a book that is grace-oriented from start to finish. His interpretations are lucid and compelling, arising from analysis of the text on its own terms and in consideration of its literary and historical contexts. Students and church leaders will value this book as either a first introduction to the Gospel of Matthew or a refresher volume that will update (and possibly correct) what they have read previously."--__Mark Allan Powell__, Trinity Lutheran Seminary (emeritus)  
  
"With an impressive command of historical, textual, literary, cultural, and theological issues, Charles Talbert has produced a commentary on Matthew that is lucid, compelling, and eminently useful for interpretation and proclamation. In a crowded field of volumes on the First Gospel, this one stands out."--__Thomas G. Long__, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

__Charles H. Talbert__ (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is distinguished professor of religion emeritus at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is the author of many books, including Ephesians and Colossians in the Paideia series and Reading the Sermon on the Mount.

In 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

This readable commentary exposes theological meaning in Matthew by tracing its use of rhetorical strategies from the ancient cultural and educational context.

Foreword  
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

Talbert, Charles H.

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword

Preface

Abbreviations 

Introduction

Matthew 1:1–2:23 Birth Narratives

Matthew 3:1–8:1 Part 1: Jesus’s Ministry Begins

Matthew 3:1–4:17 Narrative 1: Jesus Begins to Fulfill All Righteousness

Matthew 4:18–8:1 Discourse 1: Jesus Calls Disciples to Seek God's Righteousness

Matthew 8:2–11:1 Part 2: Jesus’s Authority Is Revealed

Matthew 8:2–9:34 Narrative 2: Jesus's Authority Is Manifest in His Mission

Matthew 9:35–11:1 Discourse 2: Jesus's Authority Enables Disciples' Mission

Matthew 11:2–13:53 Part 3: Jesus’s Ministry Creates Division

Matthew 11:2–12:50 Narrative 3: Jesus Encounters a Divided Response

Matthew 13:1–53 Discourse 3: Jesus Reflects on the Divided Response

Matthew 13:54–19:2 Part 4: Jesus Focuses on His Disciples

Matthew 13:54–16:20 Narrative 4, Part 1: Jesus's Disciples Understand More

Matthew 16:21–17:23 Narrative 4, Part 2: Jesus's Disciples Understand Even More

Matthew 17:24–19:2 Discourse 4: Jesus Tells Disciples How to Relate to Insiders and Outsiders

Matthew 19:3–26:1a Part 5: Jesus and Judgment

Matthew 19:3–20:34 Narrative 5, Part 1: Jesus Teaches about Household Behavior

Matthew 21:1–24:2 Narrative 5, Part 2: Jesus Pronounces about Judgment in the Present

Matthew 24:3–26:1a Discourse 5: Jesus Teaches about Final Judgment

Matthew 26:1b–28:20 Passion and Resurrection Narrative

Bibliography

Subject Index

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Scripture and Ancient Sources

In 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

In 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

Charles H. Talbert (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is distinguished professor of religion at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is the author of many books, including Ephesians and Colossians in the Paideia series and Reading the Sermon on the Mount.

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