The Gospel According to Matthew

by G. Campbell Morgan

excellent commentary!

324 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1988

About the author

Reverend Doctor George Campbell Morgan D.D. was a British evangelist, preacher and a leading Bible scholar. A contemporary of Rodney "Gipsy" Smith, Morgan preached his first sermon at age 13. He was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London from 1904 to 1919, and from 1933 to 1943, pausing briefly between to work at Biola in Los Angeles, which he eventually handed over to Martyn Lloyd Jones.

Morgan was a prolific author, writing over 60 works in his lifetime, not counting the publishing of some of his sermons as booklets and pamphlets. In addition to composing extensive biblical commentaries, and writing on myriad topics related to the Christian life and ministry, his essay entitled "The Purposes of the Incarnation" is included in a famous and historic collection called The Fundamentals—a set of 90 essays edited by the famous R. A. Torrey, who himself was successor to D. L. Moody both as an evangelist and pastor—which is widely considered to be the foundation of the modern Christian Fundamentalist movement.

Reviews

[Lucas Wooten · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first and only book by G. Campbell Morgan I have ever read, but yet it was certainly enough to solidify him as my favorite author. Instead of reading this book straight through, I spent the entire year of 2022 reading and studying it thoroughly along with the book of Matthew, and taking approximately 60 pages of notes. I learned so much from Morgan’s perspective and commentary of certain events throughout the book. It was truly a blessing to read. I will now continue by going through his books on the Gospel of Mark, Luke, and John in the same manner.

[Ming Kahnawake · Rating 4 out of 5]

这是一部解释《圣经》中《马太福音》的著作。《圣经》是西方文化的基石，了解《圣经》才能对西方的文化思想有深刻的理解，故而我在阅读了《马太福音》后阅读本书来帮助理解其中的深层含义。本书对福音逐章逐节地进行了解读和注释，让我了解到很多耶稣时代的历史和生活背景，从而理解他的一些行为方式和他的言辞。比如福音书提到祂下令让一棵不结果的无花果树枯萎。我不了解耶稣作为一个至善之人，为何这般突然变得无情？原来“这是一种预表。祂明白自己与上古预言的关系，那古代的先知已经预言祂将来到这里。这棵无花果树就在岔路口，象征祂受差前往的那些百姓新近的光景，他们外表上堂堂然很有展望的样子，却是不结果子。”还有著名的“骆驼穿针眼”的误译，针眼指的是那个最小的城门。耶稣的睿智也确实令人赞叹，就像那句“凯撒的归凯撒。”
最让我不能理解的是耶稣在十字架上的最后一句“上帝啊，上帝啊，你为什么离弃我？”虽然解释说这是引用了《诗篇》中的句子，查阅一些资料也没有我接受的说法。我更倾向于他是作为一个人的纯粹反应，为他的信仰而呼告。这并不能贬低他的伟大。

书没有给出过于复杂的解读，文笔流畅易懂，也没有过多的宗教热情。因为作者是神学的研究者，不仅仅是一个信徒。偶尔一些文字还是很令人感动：“人子惟一安息之处，乃是神的胸怀。”也让我对人生的意义和结尾重新思考。