Matthew (Teach the Text Commentary Series)
Overview
To craft informed sermons, pastors scour commentaries that often deal more with minutia than the main point—or they turn to devotional commentaries which may contain exegetical weaknesses. The Teach the Text Commentary series bridges this gap by utilizing the best of biblical scholarship and providing the information pastors need to communicate the text effectively.
Keeping the discussion of each carefully selected preaching unit to six pages of focused commentary, this analysis of the book of Matthew gives pastors the big idea and key themes of the passage, ideas for teaching and illustrating the text, and full-color illustrations, maps, and photos.
Jeanine K. Brown focuses on the cultural setting of Matthew’s theological biography of Jesus. Her careful interpretation and practical application focus on Jesus’ identity as the Messiah and the empowering presence of Jesus’ Spirit to enable his people to carry on his mission.
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- Bridges the gap between devotional and technical commentaries
- Helps preachers apply Scripture to their listeners’ lives
- Focuses on the first-century context of Jesus’ life and ministry
- Includes maps, photos, and ideas for preaching, illustration, and application
Top Highlights
“Obedience to the Torah was not a means of earning their redemption; it was the means of expressing loyalty to the God who had redeemed them.” (Page 59)
“a call to faithfulness to use what has been given for the work of the kingdom while awaiting the final day” (Page 287)
“Matthew highlights Joseph’s adoption of Jesus through his naming of Jesus” (Page 10)
“To prioritize God’s kingdom and covenant loyalty is to orient oneself fully around God’s reign and restoration of all things.” (Page 73)
“Addressing sin in the believing community and with fellow brothers and sisters is always for the goal of restoration” (Page 212)
The Teach the Text Commentary Series is richly enhanced by Jeannine Brown's outstanding contribution.
—Michael J. Wilkins, distinguished professor of New Testament language and literature, Talbot School of Theology
Matthew roots the story of Jesus . . . in its first-century context [and] provides clear guidance for biblical communicators to imagine how to embody the story anew in the twenty-first-century church.
—Joel Willitts, professor of biblical and theological studies, North Park University
- Title: Matthew
- Author: Jeannine K. Brown
- Series: Teach the Text Commentary Series
- Publisher: Baker
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Pages: 351
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Matthew › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Matthew › Study and teaching
- ISBNs: 9781493401338, 9780801092183, 1493401335, 0801092183
- Resource ID: LLS:TTCS61MT
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T17:12:58Z
Dr. Jeannine Brown has taught at Bethel Seminary for nearly two decades in the areas of New Testament, hermeneutics, and integration. Her books include Scripture as Communication, Becoming Whole and Holy: An Integrative Conversation about Christian Formation,and the forthcoming volume on Matthew in the Teach the Text Commentary series. She’s written various articles that have been published in Journal of Biblical Literature, New Testament Studies, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Journal of Psychology and Theology, and Journal of Psychology and Christianity. She’s also associate editor of the second edition of the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels.