Matthew, Volume 3 (International Critical Commentary Series | ICC)

by Dale C. Allison Jr.; W. D. Davies

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 1991

Overview

In this final of three volumes covering the Gospel of Matthew, W. D. Davies and Dale C. Allison, Jr. cover the final chapters (19-28) of the first evangelist.

For over one hundred years, the International Critical Commentary series has held a special place among works on the Bible. It has sought to bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis—linguistic and textual no less than archaeological, historical, literary and theological—with a level of comprehension and quality of scholarship unmatched by any other series.

No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought.

Editors at the Time of Publication: John Adney Emerton, Charles E. B. Cranfield, Graham Norman Stanton

Original Series Editors: Samuel Rolles Driver, Alfred Plummer, Charles Augustus Briggs

The depth of analysis found in the International Critical Commentary (ICC) Series has yet to be surpassed in any commentary collection. One of the best features of this series is the extensive amount of background information given in each volume's introduction, where all of the analysis is provided before the actual commentary begins. Each volume packs more information into the introduction than you will often find in the body of most commentaries! Also consider that with the electronic versions of each volume, you will never need to leaf through the hundreds of pages in each volume searching for the passage you are studying.

Contents

Top Highlights

“By teaching what Jesus taught, the church becomes an extension of his ministry.” (Page 686)

“That Jesus does not ascend is a fitting sign of his eternal presence: the risen Lord remains with his people.” (Page 687)

“But Weder, pp. 244–7, rightly observes that the real error is that the foolish virgins expect the bridegroom to come when they are ready. Their folly is to act according to their own expectations. They do not recognize that the bridegroom might delay and come at an unexpected hour.” (Page 399)

“The climax and crown of Matthew’s Gospel is profoundly apt in that it invites the reader to enter the story: 28:16–20 is an open-ended ending. Not only does v. 20a underline that the particular man, Jesus, has universal significance, but ‘I am with you always’ reveals that he is always with his people. The result is that the believing audience and the ever-living Son of God become intimate. The Jesus who commands difficult obedience is at the same time the ever-graceful divine presence.” (Pages 688–689)

“The command to eat, followed by ‘this is my body’, implies participation in the death of Jesus or its effects: just as those who partook of Passover shared in the redemption from Egypt¹⁰² so those who take and eat share in the benefits of Jesus’ atoning death.” (Page 470)

Praise for the Print Edition

A magnificent commentary on Mathew that students, pastors and scholars will want to add to their libraries. It offers the best exegetical, hermeneutical, critical, textual, literary and historical commentary, based on the Greek text that is yet available. Because of the quality of its scholarship and the many references and quotes about it in many other commentaries and theological texts, I fully recommend this commentary.

—Online Reviewer

The most thorough commentary on the Greek text of Matthew....

—Jon Weatherly

Product Details

• Title: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to Saint Matthew, Volume 3
• Authors: W. D. Davies and Dale C. Allison
• Editors: John Adney Emerton, Charles E. B. Cranfield and Graham Norman Stanton
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 789

About the Authors

W. D. Davies: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Christian Origins, Duke University.

Dale C. Allison: Research Scholar, Saint Paul School of Theology.