Matthew

Jeannine K. Brown & Kyle Roberts

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

4035 Park East Court SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546

www.eerdmans.com

© 2018 Jeannine K. Brown and Kyle Roberts

All rights reserved

Published 2018

ISBN 978-0-8028-2566-7

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Brown, Jeannine K., 1961– author.

Title: Matthew / Jeannine K. Brown & Kyle Roberts.

Description: Grand Rapids : Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2018. |

Series: The two horizons New Testament commentary |

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018018272 | ISBN 9780802825667 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Matthew—Commentaries.

Classification: LCC BS2575.53 .B7625 2018 | DDC 226.2/07—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018018272

The Two Horizons New Testament Commentary

Joel B. Green, General Editor

Dedicated to Nancy Roberts and Timothy Brown,

With deepest love and appreciation

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Matthew Commentary

1. Introduction

2. Jesus’s Preparation for Ministry: Matthew 1:1–4:16

3. Jesus Teaches about the Kingdom: Matthew 4:17–7:29

4. Jesus Enacts the Kingdom: Matthew 8:1–11:1

5. Growing Opposition toward Jesus’s Ministry: Matthew 11:2–16:20

6. Jesus Teaches about His Coming Death: Matthew 16:21–20:28

7. Jesus Clashes with Jerusalem Leadership: Matthew 20:29–25:46

8. Jesus’s Passion and Resurrection: Matthew 26:1–28:20

Thinking Theologically with Matthew

9. Methods for Theological Engagement with Scripture

10. Thinking Theologically with Matthew: Kingdom

11. Thinking Theologically with Matthew: Christology

12. Thinking Theologically with Matthew: The Holy Spirit

13. Thinking Theologically with Matthew: Discipleship

14. The Meaning of “the Messiah’s Deeds”

Constructive Theological Engagement with Matthew

15. Contexts and Text in Conversation

16. Matthew’s Contribution to a New Testament Theology

17. Reading Matthew with Feminist Perspectives

18. Reading Matthew with Global Perspectives and Liberation Theologies

19. Reading Matthew Pastorally

20. Reading Matthew Politically

21. Reading Judaism Ethically in the Post-Holocaust Era

Bibliography

Index of Authors

Index of Subjects

Index of Biblical and Other Ancient References

Acknowledgments

This book is the result of over five years of creative, interdisciplinary work and deep reflection on Matthew’s Gospel. Every published work reflects not only the efforts of the authors but an unacknowledged number of people who gave emotional support or who directly or indirectly contributed ideas, suggestions, or feedback. We are thankful to so many people who have been a part of this conversation, including the students in our “Matthew for Theology” class during the spring of 2011.

I (Jeannine) am grateful to Joel Green for the invitation to write the Matthew volume in the Two Horizons commentary series. It has been a pleasure to be involved in a project that traverses ...