Matthew (Proclamation commentaries) - Softcover

Jack Dean Kingsbury

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800605861 ISBN 13: 9780800605865

Publisher: Fortress Press, 1977

Synopsis

Professor Kingsbury surveys Matthew's teachings about Christ, his Kingdom, and Christian discipleship in this concise yet scholarly textbook. Originally published as part of the "Proclamation" series of Bible commentaries, Matthew has earned wide respect in seminary classrooms as an essential text on the First Gospel.

Kingsbury uses the method of composition criticism to examine why Matthew wrote this Gospel. Is it a biography, a manual of doctrine, an inspirational book, or "something else written for still a different purpose?" (p. 1). The writer's purpose is critical to understanding his message.

With discerning care, Professor Kingsbury weighs various theories about the Gospel of Matthew to give the reader a well-informed understanding of what scholars have learned about this book.

About this title

About the Author:

Jack Dean Kingsbury is Aubrey Lee Brooks Professor of Biblical Theology at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. His previous books include Jesus Christ in Matthew, Mark, and Luke (1981) and The Christology of Mark's Gospel (1983).

About this edition

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0800605861
• ISBN 13: 9780800605865
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 116
• Editor: Gerhard Krodel