Matthew 14-28, Volume 33B (33) (Word Biblical Commentary)

✍ Scribed by Donald A. Hagner, Bruce M. Metzger (editor), David Allen Hubbard (editor), Glenn W. Barker (editor)

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 570
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.

Overview of Commentary Organization

• Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.
• Each section of the commentary includes:
• Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
• Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.
• Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.
• Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
• Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.
• Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
  • General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Editorial Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations
Commentary Bibliography
General Bibliography
Further Ministry and Confrontation With the Religious Authorities (14:1–16:20)
The Fate of John the Baptist (14:1–12)
The Feeding of the Five Thousand (14:13–21)
Walking On the Water (14:22–33)
Healing of the Sick: A Summary Passage (14:34–36)
Jesus’ Criticism of the Pharisees (15:1–11)
Explanation of the Criticism of the Pharisees (15:12–20)
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman (15:21–28)
Healings On the Mountain (15:29–31)
The Feeding of the Four Thousand (15:32–38)
The Seeking of a Sign (15:39–16:4)
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (16:5–12)
Peter’s Confession and Commissioning (16:13–20)
The Turning Point: The Announcement of the Cross (16:21–17:27)
The First Announcement of the Suffering and Death of the Messiah (16:21–23)
The Path of Discipleship (16:24–28)
The Transfiguration of Jesus (17:1–8)
The Coming of Elijah (17:9–13)
The Healing of the Epileptic Boy By Jesus After the Disciples’ Failure (17:14–20[21])
The Second Passion Prediction (17:22–23)
Paying the Temple Tax (17:24–27)
The Fourth Discourse: Life In the Community of the Kingdom (18:1–35)
Greatness In the Kingdom of Heaven (18:1–4)
Warning Against Causing Others or Allowing Oneself to Stumble (18:5–9)
The Father’s Concern That No Disciple Perish (18:10–14)
Handling Matters of Church Discipline (18:15–20)
The Necessity of Forgiveness: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (18:21–35)
On the Way to Jerusalem: Increasing Confrontation (19:1–20:34)
Beginning the Journey (19:1–2)
The Question of Divorce (19:3–12)
Jesus and the Little Children (19:13–15)
The Rich Young Man (19:16–22)
Can the Rich Enter the Kingdom of Heaven? (19:23–26)
The Rewards of the Disciples (19:27–30)
The Parable of the Vineyard Workers (20:1–16)
The Third Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering and Death (20:17–19)
A Request for Positions of Honor (20:20–28)
Two Blind Men Receive Their Sight (20:29–34)
The Last Days In Jerusalem (21:1–22:46)
The Dramatic Entry Into Jerusalem (21:1–11)
The Son of David In the Temple (21:12–17)
The Cursing of the Fig Tree (21:18–22)
The Question About Jesus’ Authority (21:23–27)
The Parable of Two Sons (21:28–32)
The Parable of the Rented Vineyard (21:33–46)
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet (22:1–14)
Tribute to Caesar? (22:15–22)
Whose Wife Will She Be In the Resurrection (22:23–33)
Which Is the Great Commandment of the Law? (22:34–40)
David’s Greater Son (22:41–46)
Castigation of the Scribes and Pharisees (23:1–39)
The Pharisees’ Pride and the Disciples’ Humility (23:1–12)
The Seven Woes Against the Scribes and Pharisees (23:13–33)
Appendix to the Seventh Woe (23:34–36)
The Lament Over Jerusalem (23:37–39)
The Fifth Discourse: The Desctruction of the Temple and the End of the World (24:1–25:46)
The Prophecy of the Destruction of the Temple and the Disciples’ Question (24:1–3)
The Beginning of Birth Pangs (24:4–8)
Persecution and Proclamation Before the End (24:9–14)
Instructions to Flee from Jerusalem (24:15–22)
The Claims of Pseudo-Christs and False Prophets (24:23–28)
The Return of the Son of Man (24:29–36)
Excursus: Imminence, Delay, and Matthew’s εὐθέως
Uncertainty Concerning the Time of the Return of the Son of Man (24:37–44)
The Faithful and Wicked Servants (24:45–51)
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins (25:1–13)
The Parable About Fulfilling Responsibility (25:14–30)
The Last Judgment (25:31–46)
The Story of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection (26:1–28:20)
The Plot to Kill Jesus Gains Momentum (26:1–5)
The Anointing of Jesus (26:6–13)
The Treachery of Judas (26:14–16)
Preparations for the Passover (26:17–19)
Disclosure of the Betrayer (26:20–25)
Institution of the Eucharist (26:26–30)
The Prediction of the Falling Away of the Disciples and the Denial of Peter (26:31–35)
Jesus’ Struggle In Gethsemane (26:36–46)
Jesus Taken Into Custody (26:47–56)
Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin (26:57–68)
Peter’s Denial of Jesus (26:69–75)
Jesus Is Handed Over to Pilate (27:1–2)
Judas and the Blood Money (27:3–10)
Jesus Arraigned Before Pilate (27:11–14)
The Decision for Barabbas and Against Jesus (27:15–23)
The Question of Guilt In the Crucifixion of Jesus (27:24–26)
The Mocking of Jesus By the Roman Soldiers (27:27–31)
The Crucifixion (27:32–37)
Mocking of the Crucified One (27:38–44)
The Death of Jesus (27:45–50)
Spectacular Events Following the Death of Jesus (27:51–54)
The Women At the Cross (27:55–56)
The Burial of Jesus (27:57–61)
The Posting of the Guard At the Tomb (27:62–66)
The Resurrection Narrative (28:1–20)
The Announcement of the Resurrection to the Women At the Tomb (28:1–7)
The Appearance of the Risen Jesus to the Women (28:8–10)
The Jewish Authorities Concoct a Story (28:11–15)
The Appearance of Jesus to the Eleven In Galilee and the Great Commission (28:16–20)
Indexes
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Principal Topics
Index of Biblical and Other Ancient Sources