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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...

“Messiah” (“Christ” in the Greek form) can be correctly claimed to be “Son of David.” That Jesus the Christ came at the “right” time is suggested by the threefold sequence of fourteen generations: from Abraham to David, from David to Babylonian exile, and from the Babylonian exile to Jesus the Christ. The early names in Matthew’s list can be traced to 1 Chronicles 2–3 and Ruth 4:18–22. The origin of the names from Abiud (1:13) to Jacob (1:16) remains a mystery. The basic purpose of the genealogy of Jesus in
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