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Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel is unavailable, but you can change that!

David Garland’s commentary provides thorough guidance through Matthew’s story of Jesus, revealing the movement of the story’s plot while highlighting Matthew’s theology. The gospel writer’s intent, besides telling the story of Jesus, is to bolster faith, convince and refute, explain present historical circumstances, to exhort, and to arm for mission. This commentary concentrates on Jesus as the...

4; 26:29), one must submit to God’s kingly power and join in God’s redemptive action in the world. (2) Before any public response to Jesus’ preaching regarding repentance and the advent kingdom of heaven is reported, he calls four disciples (4:18–22). The sharp command, “Follow me!” with no narrative preparation (contrast Luke 4:38–39; 5:1–11; John 1:35–42) perhaps surprises. The instant response of the fishermen, however, illustrates what the call to repentance is all about. Repentance is not simply
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