Planning for an expositional sermon series on a book of the Bible typically involves hours of reading and studying the Bible and other resources before fleshing everything out. Often, preachers amass a small library for each book of the Bible they preach on. The Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (S) does this for you. It curates the best Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and expositional books) on the book of Matthew along with the Bible study tools you need to streamline your sermon prep and presentation—all at an affordable price. The Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (S) includes resources like Carta's New Century Handbook and Atlas of the Bible; Expository Sermon Preparation Workflow; Dictionary of New Testament Background; Holman New Testament Commentary: Matthew; and more.
Best Resources on Matthew
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"Each of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) tells the story of Jesus from its own perspective. Matthew emphasizes that Jesus is the long-awaited Jewish Messiah and King, who fulfills God’s promises in the Old Testament. Jesus is not just a wise teacher; He is the one God has chosen to usher in the kingdom of heaven. He has come to save and to restore humanity into right relationship with God—starting first with Israel and then moving to the wider world.
The text of Matthew doesn’t identify its author, but ever since the second century AD, Christian tradition has ascribed this Gospel to Matthew the tax collector—called Levi in Mark and Luke’s accounts—who became one of Jesus’ 12 disciples (Matt 9:9; 10:3; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27–29). Various features in Matthew reflect a writing style that is more Jewish than the other three Gospels, although John’s Gospel is also steeped in Judaism. Matthew seems to have been intended for a community of Jewish people who believed that Jesus was the Messiah. Based on Matthew’s focus on the negative elements of the Judaism of Jerusalem and Judaea, it seems that the Gospel’s audience probably lived outside of the Israel region. It was probably written in the late first-century AD."
—Faithlife Study Bible, Lexham Press
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Everything You Need to Study & Teach Matthew
Expository Preaching Kits are curated resources all focused on helping you teach a single book of the Bible—keeping you prepared without weighing you down.
Planning for an expositional sermon series on a book of the Bible typically involves hours of reading and studying the Bible and other resources before fleshing everything out. Often, preachers amass a small library for each book of the Bible they preach on. The Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (M) does this for you. It curates the best Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and expositional books) on the book of Matthew along with the Bible study tools you need to streamline your sermon prep and presentation—all at an affordable price. The Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (M) includes everything in Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (S), plus resources like Exalting Jesus in Matthew (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary | CCE); Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary (Tyndale Commentaries on the New Testament | TNTC); Matthew (The New American Commentary | NAC); and more.
Planning for an expositional sermon series on a book of the Bible typically involves hours of reading and studying the Bible and other resources before fleshing everything out. Often, preachers amass a small library for each book of the Bible they preach on. The Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (L) does this for you. It curates the best Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and expositional books) on the book of Matthew along with the Bible study tools you need to streamline your sermon prep and presentation—all at an affordable price. The Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (L) includes everything in Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (S) and Matthew Expository Preaching Kit (M), plus resources like Matthew (Reformation Commentary on Scripture: NT, vol. I | RCS); The Gospel of Matthew in its Roman Imperial Context; Matthew (Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary | SHBC); and more.
Best Commentaries on Matthew
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The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Volume 8: Matthew, Mark, Luke (EBC)
By: Frank E. Gaebelein, D. A. Carson, Walter W. Wessel, Walter L. Liefeld
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The Gold Medallion Award–winning Expositor’s Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Providing pastors and Bible students with a comprehensive and scholarly tool for the exposition of the Scriptures and the teaching and proclamation of their message, this reference work has become a staple of seminary and college libraries and pastors’ studies worldwide.
The Gospel of Matthew (The New International Commentary on the New Testament | NICNT)
By: R. T. France
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“It is a special pleasure to introduce R. T. (Dick) France’s commentary to the pastoral and scholarly community, who should find it a truly exceptional—and helpful—volume.” So says Gordon Fee in his preface to this work. France’s masterful commentary on Matthew focuses on exegesis of Matthew’s text as it stands rather than on the prehistory of the material or details of Synoptic comparison. The exegesis of each section is part of a planned literary whole supplemented, rather than controlled, by verse-by-verse commentary, allowing the text as a complete story to come into brilliant focus.
Matthew (The New American Commentary | NAC)
By: Craig Blomberg
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In its attempt to make a unique contribution to the Christian community, the NAC focuses on two concerns. First, the commentary emphasizes how each section of a book fits together so that the reader becomes aware of the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole. The writers, however, remain aware of the Bible’s inherently rich variety. Second, the NAC is produced with the conviction that the Bible primarily belongs to the church. We believe that scholarship and the academy provide an indispensable foundation for biblical understanding and the service of Christ, but the editors and authors of this series have attempted to communicate the findings of their research in a manner that will build up the whole body of Christ. Thus, the commentary concentrates on theological exegesis, while providing practical, applicable exposition.
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This superb commentary in the Pillar series explores the meaning and relevance of Matthew in an eminently straightforward fashion. Leon Morris writes for readers who use commentaries to discover further what the Bible means. Throughout, he makes clear what he considers to be the meaning of the Greek text that Matthew has bequeathed to the church. A perceptive introduction precedes Morris’s warmhearted verse-by-verse exposition of Matthew, an exposition based on his own literal translation of the text. Now a standard reference wok on the Gospel of Matthew, this mature, evangelically oriented commentary will continue to meet the needs of students, pastor, and general readers alike.
Best Books on Matthew
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Built Upon the Rock: Studies in the Gospel of Matthew
By: Daniel M. Gurtner, John Nolland
This collection of essays from the 2005 Tyndale Fellowship conference covers topics pertinent to the entire first Gospel, including Matthew’s sources, the role of Jerusalem, the problem of anti-Semitism, Matthew’s portrayal of salvation history, and more.
Matthew and the Margins: A Socio-Political and Religious Reading
By: Warren Carter
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This detailed commentary presents the Gospel of Matthew as a counter-narrative, showing that it is a work of resistance written from and for a minority community of disciples committed to Jesus, the agent of God's saving presence. It was written and functions to shape the identity and lifestyle of the early community of Jesus' followers as an alternative community that can resist the dominant authorities both in Rome and in the synagogue. The Gospel anticipates the time when Jesus will return and establish God's reign over all, including the powers in Rome.
The Gospel of Matthew in its Roman Imperial Context (Library of New Testament Studies | LNTS)
By: David C. Sim, John Riches
This collection of scholarly essays tackles a number of questions based on Matthew’s gospel. In what sense does Matthew's Gospel reflect the colonial situation in which the community found itself after the fall of Jerusalem and the subsequent humiliation of Jews across the Roman Empire? To what extent was Matthew seeking to oppose Rome's claims to authority and sovereignty over the whole world, to set up alternative systems of power and society, to forge new senses of identity? If Matthew's community felt itself to be living on the margins of society, where did it see the centre as lying? In Judaism or in Rome? And how did Matthew's approach to such problems compare with that of Jews who were not followers of Jesus Christ and with that of others, Jews and Gentiles, who were followers?
Synoptic Gospels
By: John Riches, William R. Telford, Christopher M. Tuckett
In this volume, Scot McKnight writes an introduction to the Synoptic Gospels as a whole, illuminating their distinctive historical and theological features and their importance within the New Testament canon. Afterwards, three New Testament scholars offer study guides for the Synoptic Gospels; Christopher M. Tuckett writes on Luke, W. R. Telford on Mark, and John Riches on Matthew. Highly readable, this volume is recommended to the New Testament student, as well as anyone interested in the background and content of the Synoptic Gospels.
Interpreting the Synoptic Gospels
By: Scot McKnight
McKnight critiques various interpretive methods and suggests how students with some knowledge of Greek can benefit from different analyses. Careful study of the synoptic Gospels can be a life–transforming experience. Yet for many, such study is unexciting because they fail to take the required time, they simply do not know how to study the synoptic Gospels, or they do not have the necessary background to guide them through various passages. This book is intended to help students formulate principles and methods for studying the synoptic Gospels.
Best Courses on Matthew
This course from distinguished New Testament professor Dr. Craig Evans discusses the original context in which Matthew wrote his Gospel, as well as his purpose for writing. Matthew wrote for those still connected to the synagogue, answering questions based upon their Jewish context. Dr. Evans takes you from the ancient context of Matthew’s Gospel to applications for today.
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Analyze the Gospel of Matthew as an ancient biography meant to communicate historical information as well as moral, theological, and political lessons. This course is primarily focused on the major themes in Matthew, including cross-cultural ministry, evangelism, Christian education, and making disciples of the nations, while highlighting Jesus’ teaching and His love and patience for His disciples.
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Study the Bible with Logos: Matthew 4:1-11 is a basic hermeneutics course that uses the account of Jesus’ temptation as an example text for teaching you how to study the Bible. You’ll learn the inductive Bible study method that features three key stages: Observation, Interpretation, and Application. Additionally, you’ll learn 10 key steps you’ll need to take in order to understand a passage in the Bible fully. The course also demonstrates key features of Logos Bible Software and shows you how to master the software using two easily-remembered skills.
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Jeannine K. Brown examines a number of themes in Matthew and describes their thorough grounding in the Hebrew Scriptures. Highlighting references to the Psalms, Daniel, and more, Brown explores Matthew’s Old Testament–based Christology, including the imagery of Jesus as the representative of Israel, as Davidic king, as the embodiment of wisdom, and as the servant of Yahweh in the Servant Songs of Isaiah. Along the way, Brown provides a guide to the methodology of intertextual study and interpretation.