Matthew

Expositor's Bible Commentary

by D.A. Carson

Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship and resources. The thoroughly revised features consist • Comprehensive introductions • Short and precise bibliographies • Detailed outlines • Insightful expositions of passages and verses • Overviews of sections of Scripture to illuminate the big picture • Occasional reflections to give more detail on important issues • Notes on textual questions and special problems, placed close to the texts in question • Transliterations and translations of Hebrew and Greek words, enabling readers to understand even the more technical notes • A balanced and respectful approach toward marked differences of opinion

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, New Testament

1308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Donald A. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received the Bachelor of Science in chemistry from McGill University, the Master of Divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He has written or edited about sixty books. He is a founding member and currently president of The Gospel Coalition. Carson and his wife, Joy, reside in Libertyville, Illinois. They have two adult children.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for sermon series on Matthew.

Good solid commentary. During my sermon prep, it was often the final one I read, and yet Carson often still had fresh insights that were helpful to me.

[Chris Funkhouser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carson's revised work on Matthew in this commentary makes sense of many scholarly debates in the text of Matthew for the preacher/exegete. I believe this commentary would be helpful to students of Scripture at any stage, but the beginner will need to learn what debates and arguments to skim if they begin to get overwhelmed. For a commentary in a multi-volume series Carson's work is surprisingly robust as a I read it alongside France's work in NICNT. I am always thankful for Carson's perspective on Scripture, he seeks to be faithful to God's Word and encourages thoughtful engagement with the text. He truly is a gift to the Lord's church.

[Paul Kurtz · Rating 2 out of 5]

My rating should not be seen as a reflection on the quality of the commentary, which I suspect is very good. Rather, as a layman, I found the book to be nearly unreadable. The text was filled with so many citations in parentheses, rather than footnotes or end notes, that it was next to impossible to get into any kind of flow with the text. There was also way more minutia than I, as a layman, was interested in reading. My guess is that this is a great resource for professional theologians and biblical scholars, but it is definitely not layman friendly.

[Neville · Rating 5 out of 5]

Matthew - step by step helpful commentary

I found this commentary, which I normally prefer in Logos format, quite readable in Kindle format. The work by D.A. Carson and team are clearly of the best and do yourself a favour and work through Matthew and you will be much richer for the experience. Also read the D.A. Carson commentary on the Gospel of John in PNTC range and you'll be well equipped.

[Lou Bloss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carson's commentary on Matthew was very helpful when preparing my sermon on Matt. 28:16-20. Readable, clear, and scholarly. Carson has become one of my favorite theologians to read.

[Michael Beck · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great commentary. This is a must for any preacher working through Matthew. The serious bible student or bible study teacher would benefit much from it.

[Peter Twele · Rating 5 out of 5]

D.A. Carson is brilliant. This was by far my favorite commentary while working through the gospel of Matthew. He is thorough in his research and so gives some amazing in depth insights.

[Davi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comentário bem técnico, mas bastante útil