The Mellen Biblical Commentary

Intertextual

New Testament Series

in Twenty-Two Volumes

Volumes 1 & 2

Books 1 & 2

The Gospel of Matthew

George Wesley Buchanan

Wipf & Stock

PUBLISHERS

Eugene, Oregon

Wipf and Stock Publishers

199 W 8th Ave, Suite 3

Eugene, OR 97401

Volume 1 & 2

The Gospel of Matthew

By Buchanan, George Wesley

Copyright©1996 by Buchanan, George Wesley

Volume 1: ISBN: 1-59752-866-8

Volume 2: ISBN: 1-59752-8676

Publication date 8/10/2006

Previously published by Edwin Mellen Press, 1996

General Editor

Watson E. Mills & George Wesley Buchanan

New Testament Editor

George Wesley Buchanan

TO MY BROTHER

JAMES RICHARD BUCHANAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 1

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

INDEX

VOLUME 2

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

MATTHEAN PARALLELS TO THE HEXATEUCH

TEXT

TECHNICAL DETAILS

COMMENTARY

After Jesus had gone out from the house

The crowds were gathered to him

TEXT

TECHNICAL DETAILS

COMMENTARY

Many things in parables

In rocky places … among thorns

Other seed fell on good soil

Some a hundred

TEXT

COMMENTARY

Why in parables do you speak to them

To you it has been given

The mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven

Whoever has it shall be given to him

Hear and you will not understand

The prophecy of Isaiah

TEXT

COMMENTARY

TEXT

TECHNICAL DETAILS

COMMENTARY

Hear the parable of the sower

Everyone who hears the word of the Kingdom

Has no root in himself

At once he is caused to stumble

TEXT

TECHNICAL DETAILS

COMMENTARY

Another parable he provided them

Good seed in his field

Weeds

Manager

An enemy has done this

Let them both grow until harvest

At the time of the harvest

Tie them into bundles to burn

TEXT

TECHNICAL DETAILS

COMMENTARY

Mustard seed

Becomes a tree

Pitched their tents

TEXT

COMMENTARY

The Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven

Hid in three measures of flour

TEXT

TECHNICAL DETAILS

COMMENTARY

Jesus spoke in parables

The crowds

Spoken through the prophet

I will open my mouth with parables

I will produce hidden things

From the foundation of the world

TEXT

COMMENTARY

He went into the house

Interpret for us the parable

TEXT

The Commentary on the Parable

The Commentary on the FT

TECHNICAL DETAILS

COMMENTARY

The one who sowed the good seed

The field is the world

The sons of the kingdom

The sons of the evil one

The enemy who sowed them

The harvest is the end of the age

The harvesters are angels

He will gather from his kingdom

Throw them into the oven of fire

The righteous will shine

He who has ears

TEXT

COMMENTARY

A treasure hidden

Sold all he had

TEXT

TECHNICAL DETAILS

COMMENTARY

Looking for choice pearls

He sold all that he had

TEXT

COMMENTARY

Like a fish net

Every kind [of sea creatures]

Gather the good ones into a container

At the end of the age

From the midst of the righteous

TEXT

COMMENTARY

Do you grasp

Because of this

Every scribe

Instructed in the Kingdom of Heaven

Old and new

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