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The goal of the Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series is to clearly convey every thought contained in the Bible by presenting the message of each passage as well as an overview of other issues surrounding the text in an accessible but high-level discussion of scriptural interpretation. The nearly 40 scholars, many of whom participated in the creation of the New Living Translation, are...

Hebrew Bible, so he elaborates. The relationship of Jesus’ coming to the law and to the prophets is a watershed issue for the interpretation of Matthew and for biblical theology. The contrasting terms “abolish” and “accomplish their purpose” (lit. “fulfill”) set the agenda for a general statement (5:17–20) that is expanded in the six so-called “antitheses” (5:21–48) that take up the rest of the chapter. The mention of the law and the prophets here and in the summary statement of 7:12 is an inclusio,
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