The Gospel According to Matthew
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reid, Barbara E., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, Comprehensive and understandable, the New Collegeville Bible ong>Commentaryong> series brings the timeless messages and relevance ong>ofong> the New Testament to today's readers. With recent scholarship, this series provides vital background and addresses important questions such as authorship and cultural context. The New Collegeville Bible ong>Commentaryong> includes New American Bible translation and will appeal to preachers, teachers, Bible study groups, and Bible readers. The Gospel ong>ofong> Matthew carries important lessons on the formation ong>ofong> community and ong>ofong> Jesus as authoritative Teacher--lessons that helped the early believers relate to both the Jewish and Christian communities ong>ofong> which they were composed. The Gospel According to Matthew provides Gospel text (New American Bible translation) along with Barbara E. Reid's ong>commentaryong>, to aid in the interpretation and use ong>ofong> this Gospel today. As Reid demonstrates, this Gospel continues to bring vision and hope to Christians throughout the ages. Reid stresses the importance ong>ofong> the Gospel ong>ofong> Matthew as the first book in the New Testament, possibly the first written Gospel, and the one most ong>ofong>ten used in the early church. Providing both the text and ong>commentaryong>, Reid addresses important questions such as the author's identity and sources, setting and Gospel translation.