Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew (American Commentary on the New Testament)
Overview
After a thorough introduction regarding the formation of the gospels and early Church doctrines, John A. Broadus moves verse-by-verse philologically and expositionally through the text. Resolving discrepancies in the genealogy and interpretation of parables, Broadus provides well-rounded studies and annotative notes on the Gospel of Matthew.
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Top Highlights
“The thought is, then, not to perform by his life, but to complete by his teaching. Luther; ‘He speaks of that fulfilling which is accomplished by teaching, just as by ‘destroy’ he does not mean acting contrary to the law, but breaking with it by his teaching,’ Calvin; ‘The question here is of fulfilling by teaching, not by his life.’ And it is interpreted in substantially the same way by Meyer, Olshausen, de Wette, Ewald, Tholuck, Alford, and others.” (Page 99)
“Some urge that the Old and the New Testaments are in conflict on this point, appealing, for example, to the imprecations and expressions of hate which are found in the Psalms. But the example of God himself shows that an abhorrence of confirmed wickedness and a desire for its punishment may co-exist with pitying love and persevering kindness; and difficult as it may be for man to cherish both feelings at once, it is not more difficult than some other duties.” (Page 121)
“In order to establish this fact according to Jewish law, it must be shown that the legal father of Jesus was a descendant of David, as this genealogy does; and to give the argument greater impressiveness, he goes back to trace the descent from Abraham, the father of the Jewish race, to whose ‘seed’ the promise was spoken (Gen. 17:7; Gal. 3:16).” (Page 1)
“The Mishna on Oaths (Shebuoth, 4, 13) says if one adjures others by heaven and by earth, they are not bound; but they are bound if he adjures them by a d, representing Adonai (Lord), or by j, h, representing Jehovah, or by Sabaoth (Jehovah of hosts), or by any divine attribute or divine name.” (Page 471)
- Title: Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew
- Author: John A. Broadus
- Publisher: American Baptist Publication Society
- Publication Date: 1886
- Pages: 610
- Resource Type: Commentaries
- Topic: Matthew
John Albert Broadus (1827–1895) was one of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's founding faculty members. After being ordained in 1850, he pastored a Baptist church in Virginia. In 1859, he became professor of homiletics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he later served as the president.
Broadus, one of the foremost late-nineteenth-century American pastors, is considered a master of clear, heartfelt communication. Broadus has authored many titles, including A Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, Lectures on the History of Preaching, and a Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew in the Classic Commentaries and Studies on Matthew collection.