Matthew

Charles H. Talbert

BakerAcademic

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© 2010 by Charles H. Talbert

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Talbert, Charles H.

Matthew / Charles H. Talbert.

p. cm.—(Paideia)

Includes bibliographical references (p.) and indexes.

ISBN 978-0-8010-3192-2 (pbk.)

1. Bible. N.T. Matthew—Commentaries. I. Title.

BS2575.53.T36 2010

226.2′07—dc22

2010010556

Except where indicated, Scripture quotations from the Gospel of Matthew are the author’s own translation. Unless otherwise indicated, all other Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

To

colleagues in the department of religion

at Baylor University

friends and fellow learners

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Matthew 1:1–2:23 Birth Narratives

Matthew 3:1–8:1 Part 1: Jesus’s Ministry Begins

Matthew 3:1–4:17 Narrative 1: Jesus Begins to Fulfill All Righteousness

Matthew 4:18–8:1 Discourse 1: Jesus Calls Disciples to Seek God’s Righteousness

Matthew 8:2–11:1 Part 2: Jesus’s Authority Is Revealed

Matthew 8:2–9:34 Narrative 2: Jesus’s Authority Is Manifest in His Mission

Matthew 9:35–11:1 Discourse 2: Jesus’s Authority Enables Disciples’ Mission

Matthew 11:2–13:53 Part 3: Jesus’s Ministry Creates Division

Matthew 11:2–12:50 Narrative 3: Jesus Encounters a Divided Response

Matthew 13:1–53 Discourse 3: Jesus Reflects on the Divided Response

Matthew 13:54–19:2 Part 4: Jesus Focuses on His Disciples

Matthew 13:54–16:20 Narrative 4, Part 1: Jesus’s Disciples Understand More

Matthew 16:21–17:23 Narrative 4, Part 2: Jesus’s Disciples Understand Even More

Matthew 17:24–19:2 Discourse 4: Jesus Tells Disciples How to Relate to Insiders and Outsiders

Matthew 19:3–26:1a Part 5: Jesus and Judgment

Matthew 19:3–20:34 Narrative 5, Part 1: Jesus Teaches about Household Behavior

Matthew 21:1–24:2 Narrative 5, Part 2: Jesus Pronounces about Judgment in the Present

Matthew 24:3–26:1a Discourse 5: Jesus Teaches about Final Judgment

Matthew 26:1b–28:20 Passion and Resurrection Narrative

Bibliography

Subject Index

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Scripture and Ancient Sources