Gospel of Matthew Commentary Theological Reflections

By Rudolph Schnackenburg

Published William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2002, 329 pages including index.  Trade paperback with faint edge wear, no spine creasing, pages are clean and unmarked.  No remainder mark.

From ancient times the Gospel of Matthew has been regarded as the "church Gospel" its aims are preeminently catechetical, pastoral, and missionary. But recent research raises many questions regarding Matthew's creation, theological intentions, and shaping for the circle of its first recipients. This highly original commentary by Rudolf Schnackenburg follows Matthew chapter by chapter and verse by verse, carefully explaining and interpreting the text against both its primitive and current horizons. Schnackenburg sees Matthew's purpose as simply” the proclamation of Christian salvation." His commentary gives extra attention to the great discourses of Jesus found in Matthew (such as the Sermon on the Mount), showing how Jesus' words and works have special currency for the self-understanding of the church and for the task of Christian living today. Written by a master exegete with a pastor's sensitivity, this commentary will fast become a classic study of Matthew's Gospel. (from the book)

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