Matthew (Complete Biblical Library | CBL)
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Overview
The Complete Biblical Library was a remarkably ambitious undertaking involving over 500 Bible scholars and researchers. It took over 20 years to produce an exhaustive reference set, unlike any other. The result was a 39-volume library detailing the entire Bible, blending all study tools into one resource.
The CBL's unique interface of fresh, precision study tools makes it ideal for the Bible scholar and the serious student. The Old and New Testament collection set contains an Old and New Testament Study Bible, a Hebrew-English Dictionary, a Greek-English Dictionary, a Various Versions volume, a Harmony of the Gospels, and a Greek Grammar.
Such a combination of biblical and theological material has not been produced in any previous work. The Complete Biblical Library is special because it employs a system which is usable by those who have little or no knowledge of Hebrew or Greek, yet will appeal to theologians at the highest level of scholarship. For all who use this work, it will open wider the door to the richness of the original text of the Old and New Testaments.
Top Highlights
“Hunger and thirst express deep longing. Righteousness is the divine order, divine law. It is the distinguishing characteristic of the Messianic Age (Isaiah 11:1–5).” (Page 77)
“Whenever the devil is resisted he must yield (James 4:7). After the period of temptation angels came to minister to Jesus, i.e., to feed Him who was hungry, just as one had Elijah. The faith that Jesus showed in verse 4 was confirmed.” (Pages 65–67)
“The devil can indeed use the Bible, but he takes verses out of context and distorts them, applying them incorrectly. Now he tried to tempt Jesus into testing the truth of God’s promise. But Jesus refused the challenge, because He trusted the Father and because such a demand for ‘proof’ and testing of God would denote a lack of faith and trust. Again, the temptation was intended to interfere with the relationship between Jesus and the Father.” (Page 63)
“Darkness’ and ‘land of the shadow of death’ speak, on the one hand, of the material poverty of the land and the grief of the people as the result of repeated hostile invasions by Syrians from Damascus and then Asyrians from Nineveh.” (Page 69)
“Those who mourn acknowledge their sins and spiritual poverty (cf. 2 Corinthians 7:10; James 4:9). The Greek term here rendered ‘mourn’ (penthountes) conveys the idea of extreme sadness; for example, it is used concerning the loss (death) of a close friend or relative. Those who mourn because they have spiritual needs can expect God to comfort them.” (Page 77)
- Title: Matthew
- Author: Ralph W. Harris
- Series: The Complete Biblical Library: Study Bible
- Publisher: World Library Press
- Print Publication Date: 1989
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 730
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Matthew › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780882433622, 0882433628
- Resource ID: LLS:WS_3EE44AD9D84E453A8CC3C811BB86AC60
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:07:01Z