The complete text of each biblical book is given, with the commentary on the same or facing page. Review aids and discussion topics make the series useful for individual or group Bible study. Books are paperback, 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 and contain from 64 to 144 pages. This is a commentary on the Gospel of Matthew which aims to explain clearly and simply what the evangelist whom we call Matthew was trying to say to his readers. It pays particular attention to the literary structures and the theology concerns of the passages. Since the readers of this commentary live in a world that differs greatly from that of the original readers of the Gospel, historical information and explanations about cutural presuppositions are also supplied. The goal of the expositions is to allow 20th century readers to share more deeply in the excitement that the Gospel of Matthew must have inspired among its first readers. The study questions and review aids at the end are designed to make users of the commentary think again about the most important points. They also raiseissues hat are relevant to the life of the church today and may well inspire fruitful discussions on the local level.
