The Gospel of Matthew
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Fast Facts on Matthew
Length |
28 chapters |
Probable author |
The Apostle Matthew, a tax collector (Mt 9:9-13) |
Date |
Jewishness may indicate early date of 50s AD, but if Matthew used Mark as a source, the date could be anywhere between late 50s and 80s AD. |
Place of Origin |
Palestine or Syrian Antioch |
Recipients |
Jews |
Purpose |
To demonstrate that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah |
Structure |
Organized around five great discourses of Jesus (chs. 5-7; ch. 10; ch. 13; ch. 18; chs. 24-25), with a prologue and epilogue. |
Emphases |
Jesus as Messiah; OT quotations; Jesus' Davidic lineage |
Early references |
"Matthew put together the oracles of the Lord in the Hebrew language, and each one interpreted them as best he could." (Papias, Exposition of the Oracles of the Lord, c. 120 AD) |
Bible Commentaries on Matthew
Commentaries on the Book of Matthew
Sources
- Kenneth Barker, ed., The NIV Study Bible (Zondervan, 1985), pp. 1440-41.
- David W. Bercot, ed., A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: A Guide to More Than 700 Topics Discussed by the Early Church Fathers (Hendrickson, 1998).
Online Text of the Gospel of Matthew
- Gospel of Matthew: Bible Gateway (NIV / KJV / NASB / RSV / NIV-IBS / DARBY / YLT / WE / NKJV)
- Gospel of Matthew: Perseus NT (English/Greek/Latin)
- Gospel of Matthew: Blueletter Bible (English/Greek)
- Gospel of Matthew: HTML Bible (Greek/YLT/KJV/ASV)
- Gospel of Matthew: The Online Greek Bible (various Greek fonts)
- The Five Gospels Parallels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Thomas; English)
- Four-Color Synopsis (Matthew, Mark, Luke; Greek)
Online Guides to the Gospel of Matthew
- Synoptic Gospels Primer
by Mahlon H. Smith - Synoptic Gospels
Encyclopaedia Britannica - The Gospel According to Matthew
by Alfred Loisy - The Gospel of Matthew
by Edgar Goodspeed - Gospel of Matthew
NAB Introduction - Studies in Matthew
Bible.org - Gospel of St. Matthew
The Catholic Encyclopedia - An Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel of Matthew
by Richard Heard - A Historical Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel of Matthew
by Robert M. Grant - Media Papyri: Examining Carsten Thiede's Rediscovered Fragments
by Sigrid Peterson - Book Review: Carsten Peter Thiede's Rekindling the Word: In Search of Gospel
by Daryl D. Schmidt - Jesus as Anointed and Healing Son of David in the Gospel of Matthew
by Kim Paffenroth, Biblical Studies on the Web - The Sermon on the Mount
by Joachim Jeremias - The Sermon on the Mount
by Roger Shinn - The Gospel of Matthew
by William Cannon - Gospels, the external evidence and dating
by Bernard D. Muller
Books on the Gospel of Matthew
- Dale C. Allison, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to Saint Matthew (T&T Clark Ltd., 1989).
- Scott Hahn, Gospel of Matthew: With Introduction, Commentary, and Notes and With Study Questions (Ignatius Catholic Study Bible).
- Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Matthew (Liturgical Press, 1991)
- Craig S. Keener, A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.
- Burton L. Mack, Who Wrote the New Testament? The Making of the Christian Myth (HarperCollins, 1996), pp. 161-167.
- Leon Morris, The Gospel According to Matthew (Pillar New Testament Commentary).
- Jerome H. Neyrey, Honor and Shame in the Gospel of Matthew.
- Barbara Brown Taylor, The Seeds of Heaven: Sermons on the Gospel of Matthew.
Outlines of the book of Matthew
From bible.org click here.
From catholicdoors.com click here.
