Matthew, Disciple and Scribe

Matthew, Disciple and ScribeThis fresh look at the Gospel of Matthew highlights the unique contribution that Matthew's rich and multilayered portrait of Jesus makes to understanding the connection between the Old and New Testaments. Patrick Schreiner argues that Matthew obeyed the Great Commission by acting as scribe to his teacher Jesus in order to share Jesus's life and work with the world, thereby making disciples of future generations. The First Gospel presents Jesus's life

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Bock leads readers through all aspects of the third Gospel--sociological

It covers all major persons and topics in early Christian life and thought and includes Gnostic texts and anti-Christian polemic

this book is designed for the undergraduate classroom and includes pedagogical aids such as photos and sidebars

thoroughly updated edition of a successful textbook

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which offers big-picture proposals based on detailed work with Paul's letters

Westfall interprets passages on women and men together and places those passages in the context of the Pauline corpus as a whole

a lasting work of scholarship and as such a fitting memorial to its author

how we approach faith formation

the idea of "the psalmist

esteemed New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham nearly lost his ability to read--an alarming prospect for a man who considers reading