Verse by verse commentary on gospel of matthew duncan heaster published. When we turn to matthew, we turn to the book which may well be called the most important single document of the christian faith, for in it we have the fullest and the most systematic. After the healing of the blind and dumb man, the people exclaim, can this be the son of david. The blind men cry out to jesus as son of david matthew 20. Application commentary of the gospel of matthew final. The secondary theme of the gospel of matthew gives us. The primary theme of the four gospels declares that jesus christ is the son of god. He was moved of the holy spirit to write of our lord jesus christ as king the son of david. Spurgeon introductory note few and simple should be the words which introduce this eagerly expected book to the many friends who will welcome it. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1710, and was written by matthew henry.
The gospel of matthew was the most widely diffused gospel in early christianity. A textual commentary on the gospel of matthew detailed textcritical discussion of the 300 most important variants of the greek text pdf, 438 pages. For why there are four gospels, see commentary on mark 1. The book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Commentary on the gospel according to matthew author. Until the time of the renaissancereformation the gospel of matthew was thought to. He has already produced commentaries on the gospels of john and mark. The gospel according to matthew chapter 1 matthew 1. Matthew 1 commentary william barclays daily study bible. The gospel according to matthew commentary by david brown. This word has been written with the intention of supplying the members of the new church with a commentary on the largest and most comprehensive of the. The author of this gospel was a publican or tax gatherer, residing at capernaum, on the western shore of the sea of galilee.
More often than not, from the second century onward, it was matthews account of jesus that found its way into homilies, pastoral letters, theological writings, and catechetical instructions. Its chief characteristics are a its rigid exclusion. Allen, a critical and exegetical commentary on the gospel according to s. Thomass commentaries on the gospels of matthew and john are among the most beautiful works of this deepthinking doctor of the church. This however is not the only reason for it to be rightly listed in the first place, but also because it forms a link between the old testament and the new testament. By merging a careful study of matthew s gospel in relation to the social context of the ancient mediterranean world with a detailed look at what we know of firstcentury jewishchristian relations, craig keener uncovers significant insights into the gospel not found in any other matthew commentary. When we turn to matthew, we turn to the book which may well be called the most important single document of the christian faith, for in it we have the fullest and the most. It does not seek to dupli cate other commentaries to which the student must tum. Matthew public domain audiobook at librivox various versions. Thomas was also composing the third part of the summa theologiae and his commentaries on the works of.
It assumes the mystery form during the days of the rejection of the king, but the king becomes a sower in the world matthew. Commentary on the gospel according to matthew hopefaithprayer. The holy gospel of jesus christ, according to matthew. The cornerstone biblical commentary is based on the second edition of the new. The subject which christ dwelt upon now in his preaching and it was indeed the sum and substance of all his preaching, was the very same john has preached upon ch. For this reason, this study guide commentary is designed to provide an. The book of matthew has always occupied a position of high esteem in the faith and life of the church. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of and is available in hardcover format. It is detailed and scholarly its text runs for approximately 1,000 pages, while at the same time it is highly accessible to the layperson. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation table of contents a word from the author. The beloved author has gone to his eternal reward, he is.
There is only one good news of the great work that god had accomplished by his son, the lord jesus christ, but in his wisdom it needed four different men to make this news of salvation known to the world in written form. The gospel of matthew sermon outlines this material is from, a web site containing sermon outlines and bible studies by mark a. Matthew henrys concise commentary on the bible white horse. Donald senior, matthew abingdon new testament commentaries. A table of these witnesses may be found after the gospel. The gospel of matthew has long been the most popular of the four canonical gospels. The application commentary of the gospel of matthew is a verse by verse examination of the gospel of matthew and should be seriously considered for application in personalfamily devotions, group bible studies and sunday school classes. An entire lesson would represent something taught in a sunday school or group bible study. Fr michael mullins lectures in scripture in st patricks college, maynooth. The gospel of matthew has long been the most popular of the four canonical. Pdf matthew henrys commentary on the whole bible book by. The woman of tyre and sidon, who wished for jesus help for her daughter, calls him.
Introduction to matthew matthew1 matthew10 matthew20 matthew2 matthew11. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source. This theme lays a foundation within the gospel upon which the message of the gospel of jesus christ is built. The parenthesis is the figure of speech epitrechon, a form of parenthesis where the. The heading of the first book of the new testament is in most manuscripts gospel according to matthew. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Matthew henrys concise commentary on the bible by matthew henry.
Christocentric commentary series a commentary on the four gospels jesus confronts religion james a. Repeatedly jesus is so addressed in the gospel story. The gospel of the kingdom by charles haddon spurgeon with introductory note by mrs. William hendriksens commentary on matthew is one of the best, if not the best, commentary on the first gospel available on the market today. The ethics of gods kingdom 57 the setting of jesus sermon 5. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. In this history written by matthew, mark, luke, and john, the spirit of god so governed their hearts, that although they were four in number, yet in effect and purpose they so consent, as though the whole had been composed by any one of them. The intrinsic difference between these lies in the fact that pauls audience were gentiles whereas matthew was preaching to hebrew believersin.
Matthew with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. This commentary on matthew offers a unique interpretive approach that focuses on the sociohistorical context of the gospel and the nature of matthew s exhortation to his firstcentury christian audience. The outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. As to his identity with the levi of the second and third gospels, and other particulars, see on 1198mt 9. By merging a careful study of matthew s gospel in relation to the social context of the ancient mediterranean world. The main characters of this religion, religion story are. Synoptic comes from two greek words which mean to see together and literally means able to be seen together. Introduction to the gospel according to saint matthew the synoptic gospels matthew, mark and luke are usually known as the synoptic gospels. The kingdom will be established on this earth at the return of the king matthew 24, 25. Matthew overview william barclays daily study bible. The hebrew gospel of matthew the gospel of matthew is a gospel of law and differs radically from pauls gospel which is based of faith. About matthew henrys concise commentary on the bible by. Gospel of matthew 4 commentary new testament matthew. The gospel according to matthew is the most detailed and, in its format, clearest of all four gospels.
Again this commentary on matthew gospel is a thorough and scholarly, but written in a readable style. The gospel of matthew introduction the book of matthew has always occupied a position of high esteem in the faith and life of the church. Matthews gospel free bible commentary in easy english. Pdf the gospel of matthew 2018 edition gary everett. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible.
The gospel of matthew contains some sixty quotes from the old testament. Dating from the years 127072, these commentaries were written as st. The end of a lesson will have a portion called summary and application. Pdf the gospel of matthew 2018 edition gary everett, mdiv. This verse gives us a clue to the special drift of matthew s gospel. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use.
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