The Gospel of Matthew: a Commentary on the Greek Text (New International Greek Testament Com (Eerdmans)) (The New International Greek Testament Commentary) - Hardcover

John Nolland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802823890 ISBN 13: 9780802823892

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2005

Synopsis

Having devoted the past ten years of his life to research for this major new work, John Nolland gives us a commentary on the Gospel of Matthew that engages with a notable range of Matthean scholarship and offers fresh interpretations of the dominant Gospel in the history of the church. Without neglecting the Gospel's sources or historical background, Nolland places his central focus on the content and method of Matthew's story. His work explores Matthew's narrative technique and the inner logic of the unfolding text, giving full weight to the Jewish character of the book and its differences from Mark's presentation of parallel material. While finding it unlikely that the apostle Matthew himself composed the book, Nolland does argue that Matthew's Gospel reflects the historical ministry of Jesus with considerable accuracy, and he brings to the table new evidence for an early date of composition. Including accurate translations based on the latest Greek text, detailed verse-by-verse comments, thorough bibliographies for each section, and an array of insightful critical approaches, Nolland's Gospel of Matthew will stimulate students, preachers, and scholars seeking to understand more fully Matthew's presentation of the gospel narrative.

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Review:

"Theological Book Review"
"Although some may be daunted, or perhaps even wearied, by the appearance of another massive work on the Gospel of Matthew, readers will be pleasantly surprised that Nolland manages to balance exegetical detail with theological perspective which has resulted in a usable and well documented commentary."
"Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society"
"A refreshingly clear and accessible contribution that depicts the fruit of very careful, learned, and reasoned scholarship at its finest."
"Religious Studies Review"
"Enormously learned, exhaustive in its detailed textual, literary, redaction- and source-critical comments and bibliographical material, and interesting, useful, and accessible to a wide range of readers."

"Theological Book Review" "Although some may be daunted, or perhaps even wearied, by the appearance of another massive work on the Gospel of Matthew, readers will be pleasantly surprised that Nolland manages to balance exegetical detail with theological perspective which has resulted in a usable and well documented commentary.""Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society" "A refreshingly clear and accessible contribution that depicts the fruit of very careful, learned, and reasoned scholarship at its finest.""Religious Studies Review" "Enormously learned, exhaustive in its detailed textual, literary, redaction- and source-critical comments and bibliographical material, and interesting, useful, and accessible to a wide range of readers."

Theological Book Review
-Although some may be daunted, or perhaps even wearied, by the appearance of another massive work on the Gospel of Matthew, readers will be pleasantly surprised that Nolland manages to balance exegetical detail with theological perspective which has resulted in a usable and well documented commentary.-

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
-A refreshingly clear and accessible contribution that depicts the fruit of very careful, learned, and reasoned scholarship at its finest.-

Religious Studies Review
-Enormously learned, exhaustive in its detailed textual, literary, redaction- and source-critical comments and bibliographical material, and interesting, useful, and accessible to a wide range of readers.-

About the Author:

John Nolland is academic dean and lecturer in New Testamentstudies at Trinity College, Bristol, England. An ordainedminister of the Church of England, he is also the author ofthe three-volume Word Biblical Commentary on the Gospel ofLuke.

About this edition

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0802823890
• ISBN 13: 9780802823892
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1481