MATTHEW......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
The Implied Reader......Page 32
Jesus’ Genealogy: 1.1-17......Page 35
His Miraculous Conception: 1.18-25......Page 37
The Visit of the Magi: 2.1-12......Page 41
The Family’s Flight into Egypt: 2.13-15......Page 44
Herod’s Killing of Infants: 2.16-18......Page 45
The Family’s Move from Egypt to Nazareth: 2.19-23......Page 46
John the Baptist: 3.1-12......Page 49
John’s Baptism of Jesus: 3.13-17......Page 51
Jesus Put to the Test: 4.1-11......Page 52
Introduction to Jesus’ Galilean Ministry and Summary of His Teaching: 4.12-17......Page 55
Jesus’ Call of Four Fishermen to Follow Him: 4.18-22......Page 56
Summary of Jesus’ Activity: Teaching and Healing: 4.23-25......Page 57
Matthew 5–7: Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount......Page 58
Beatitudes: 5.3-12......Page 59
Salt and Light: 5.13-16......Page 60
Justice or Righteousness and the Law: 5.17-20......Page 61
Murder and Anger: 5.21-26......Page 62
Adultery and Lust: 5.27-30......Page 63
Divorce and Remarriage: 5.31-32......Page 64
Generosity: 5.38-48......Page 65
Charitable Giving: 6.2-4......Page 69
Prayer: 6.5-15......Page 70
Treasure on Earth and in Heaven: 6.19-21......Page 72
God and Mammon: 6.24......Page 73
Trust in God: 6.25-34......Page 74
Interfering Concern: 7.1-6......Page 75
Encouragement: God’s Assured Care: 7.7-12......Page 76
The Narrow Gate: 7.13-14......Page 77
False Prophets: 7.15-20......Page 78
False Followers: 7.21-23......Page 79
Hearing and Doing: 7.24-27......Page 80
Matthew 8.1–11.1: Passive and Active Responses to Jesus......Page 81
Jesus Cleanses a Leper: 8.1-4......Page 82
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Son or Servant: 8.5-13......Page 83
Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-Law: 8.14-15......Page 84
Prospective Disciples: 8.18-22......Page 85
Jesus Calms a Storm: 8.23-27......Page 87
Jesus Exorcizes Two People Possessed by Demons: 8.28-34......Page 88
Jesus Heals a Paralysed Man: 9.1-8......Page 90
Jesus’ Mission Contrasted with Those of Johnand the Pharisees: 9.14-17......Page 91
Jesus Restores Life to Two Women: 9.18-26......Page 92
Jesus Heals a Dumb Man: 9.32-34......Page 93
Miracles and Modern Readers......Page 94
Jesus’ Summons of Twelve Followers to Become Participants in His Mission: 10.1-4......Page 95
Jesus’ Instructions: 10.5-15......Page 96
Jesus’ Warnings about Dangers in the Future: 10.16-25......Page 97
Acknowledgment: 10.32-33......Page 99
Receiving: 10.40-42......Page 100
Conclusion: 11.1......Page 101
Jesus and John the Baptist: 11.2-19......Page 103
Prophetic Woes against Unrepentant Cities: 11.20-24......Page 106
Jesus’ Prayer and Invitation: 11.25-30......Page 107
Jesus Defends the Behaviour of His Disciples from Criticism: 12.1-8......Page 108
Jesus Heals a Man with a Withered Hand: 12.9-14......Page 110
Jesus the Servant of God: 12.15-21......Page 111
The Beelzebul Controversy: 12.22-32......Page 112
Opponents Replied with a Request for a Sign: 12.38-42......Page 114
Jesus’ Warning of Worse Evil: 12.43-45......Page 115
Jesus’ Public Discourse in Parables: 13.1-35......Page 116
The Purpose of Parables: 13.10-17......Page 117
Explanation of the Parable of the Sower: 13.18-23......Page 118
Parable of the Weeds among the Wheat: 13.24-30......Page 119
Parable of the Leaven: 13.33......Page 120
Explanation of the Parable of the Weeds among the Wheat: 13.36-43......Page 121
Sorting Fish Caught in a Net: 13.47-50......Page 122
Conclusion: The Disciples’ Understanding: 13.51-52......Page 123
The Rejection of Jesus and John the Baptist: 13.53–14.12......Page 125
His Feeding Five Thousand: 14.13-21......Page 127
His Walking on the Sea: 14.22-33......Page 129
The Healings at Gennesaret: 14.34-36......Page 131
Matthew 15.1-20: Jesus’ Counter-Attack on His Opponents......Page 132
His Healing a Canaanite Woman’s Daughter: 15.21-28......Page 136
His Feeding Four Thousand: 15.32-39......Page 138
Request for a Sign: 16.1-4......Page 140
Peter’s Confession that Jesus is the Christ: 16.13-20......Page 141
Jesus Predicts the Way He is to Take, Which His Disciples should Follow: 16.21-28......Page 144
God’s Acceptance of Jesus’ Teaching and Way of Life: 17.1-13......Page 146
An Example of the Disciples’ Inadequacy: 17.14-20......Page 148
Confirmation that a New Community was being Formed: 17.24-27......Page 149
Who is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven? 18.1-5......Page 151
Warnings Against Offending Little Ones: 18.6-9......Page 152
Forgiving the Brother Who Sins Against You: 18.15-35......Page 153
Jesus’ Departure for Judaea: 19.1-2......Page 156
Divorce and Celibacy: 19.3-12......Page 157
The Negative Example of the Rich Young Man: 19.16-22......Page 160
Jesus Contrasts the Lives of Disciples with Those of the Rich: 19.23-30......Page 161
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: 20.1-16......Page 163
Jesus’ Third Prediction of His Suffering, Execution and Resurrection: 20.17-19......Page 165
Requests for Special Honours: 20.20-28......Page 166
Jesus’ Healing of Two Blind Men: 20.29-34......Page 167
The Humble King Comes to Jerusalem: 21.1-11......Page 169
Jesus’ Action in the Temple: 21.12-17......Page 171
The Withering of the Fig Tree: 21.18-22......Page 175
Authority: 21.23-27......Page 177
Parable of the Two Sons: 21.28-32......Page 178
Parable of the Vineyard and the Tenants: 21.33-46......Page 179
Parable of the Marriage Feast: 22.1-14......Page 180
Second Confrontation: Paying Taxes to Caesar: 22.15-22......Page 182
Third Confrontation: The Sadducean Attempt to Ridicule Belief in Resurrection: 22.23-33......Page 183
Fourth Confrontation: Which Command is the Greatest? 22.34-40......Page 186
Fifth Confrontation: Why Does David Call His Son Lord? 22.41-46......Page 187
Criticisms: 23.1-12......Page 188
Seven Woes Against Hypocrites: 23.13-36......Page 190
Jesus’ Lament over Jerusalem: 23.37-39......Page 196
Introduction: 24.1-2......Page 198
Warnings not to be Led Astray: 24.3-14......Page 199
Let the Reader Understand: 24.15-28......Page 200
Parable of the Fig Tree: 24.32-35......Page 202
Who is the Faithful and Wise Servant? 24.45-51......Page 203
Parable of the Ten Virgins: 25.1-13......Page 204
Parable of the Talents: 25.14-30......Page 205
The Son of Man’s Judgment: 25.31-46......Page 207
Matthew 26–27: Jesus’ Condemnation and Crucifixion......Page 212
Jesus’ Prediction and the Plot to Kill Him: 26.1-5......Page 213
An Anointing of Jesus: 26.6-13......Page 214
Judas’s Agreement of Terms for Betrayal: 26.14-16......Page 215
Jesus’ Passover Meal with his Disciples: 26.17-30......Page 216
Jesus’ Prediction of the Disciples’ Scattering: 26.31-35......Page 220
Jesus’ Prayer in Gethsemane: 26.36-46......Page 221
The Fulfilment of Jesus’ Prophecy about the Betrayer, and Jesus’ Arrest: 26.47-56......Page 222
Jesus before a Jewish Council: 26.57-68......Page 224
Peter’s Denial of his Association with Jesus: 26.69-75......Page 228
Judas’s Suicide: 27.3-10......Page 229
Jesus is Questioned by Pilate: 27.11-14......Page 230
The Governor’s Passover Custom: 27.15-26......Page 232
Soldiers’ Mockery of the King of the Jews: 27.27-31......Page 234
Jesus’ Crucifixion: 27.32-44......Page 235
The Death of Jesus: 27.45-56......Page 236
The Burial of Jesus’ Corpse: 27.57-61......Page 238
Setting a Guard at the Tomb: 27.62-66......Page 239
Jesus’ Tomb Found Empty: 28.1-10......Page 241
The Bribing of the Guard: 28.11-15......Page 244
The Resurrected Jesus’ Commission to His Disciples: 28.16-20......Page 245
List 1. Quotations which exactly conform to the Septuagint text which has come down to us......Page 250
List 3. Quotations which differ markedly from the Septuagint which has come down to us......Page 251
Bibliography......Page 253
Index of References......Page 254
Index of Modern Authors......Page 263