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Matthew wrote his Gospel from his perspective as a Jew. It is with sensitivity to this perspective that Harrington undertakes this commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. After an introduction, he provides a literal translation of each section in Matthew’s Gospel and explains the textual problems, philological difficulties, and other matters in the notes. He then presents a literary analysis of...

(especially Matt 27:25) as the “theological” justification for their evil deeds. When taken out of its late first-century context within Judaism and read by Christians unaware of that context, Matthew can be interpreted as anti-Jewish. But that approach misses the very point of Matthew’s Gospel. For those concerned with Christian-Jewish relations today the serious study of Matthew’s Gospel is necessary. Matthew reminds us of the need for historical study in order to appreciate the message of a NT
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