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Adeptly exploring the Gospel of Matthew as narrative, with attention given to underlying Old Testament influences, the authors of this New Beacon Bible Commentary highlight the Gospel’s emphases on Christology, community, and the kingdom of heaven. Thoughtful, practical, and challenging, this commentary offers an outstanding examination of this first book of the New Testament.

in either the LXX or MT of Micah, alludes to 2 Sam 5:2b: “You will shepherd my people Israel,” in which the Lord commissions David as Israel’s shepherd (France 2007, 72). By means of his alterations to and expansion of Mic 5:2, Matthew elevates the significance of the place of Jesus’ birth and highlights the pastoral role of the Messiah, in keeping with the role of David, Israel’s shepherd (Ps 78:72). Jesus desires to shepherd his people (see Matt 9:36). The Messiah’s birth and his subsequent ministry
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