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ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal: Matthew
Lightly dotted blank pages and 130+ elegant hand-lettered gold ink illustrations throughout the full text of books of the Bible invite you to creatively engage with God's Word alongside specific passages.
Illustrations by Dana Tanamachi, whose work has been featured by Google, The Wall Street Journal, Random House, USPS, and Target.
ESV Illuminated Scripture Journals pair the entirety of individual books of the New Testament with a lightly dotted blank page opposite each page of Bible text, providing space to creatively engage with and reflect on the Word of God. Hand-lettered, gold-ink illustrations by renowned artist Dana Tanamachi are interspersed throughout the blank pages, inviting readers to add their own artwork or reflections to each page. These thin, portable notebooks have unique gold-foil stamped covers and are great for art journaling, personal Bible reading and prayer, small-group Bible study, or taking notes through a sermon series.
Lightly dotted grid on blank pages opposite each page of Bible text Gold-ink illustrations by artist Dana Tanamachi Wide margins Lay-flat binding Unique gold-foil stamped covers Single-column format Thick, opaque, cream-colored paper 5.75 x 8.00 11.75-point Trinit� type
Illustrations by Dana Tanamachi, whose work has been featured by Google, The Wall Street Journal, Random House, USPS, and Target.
ESV Illuminated Scripture Journals pair the entirety of individual books of the New Testament with a lightly dotted blank page opposite each page of Bible text, providing space to creatively engage with and reflect on the Word of God. Hand-lettered, gold-ink illustrations by renowned artist Dana Tanamachi are interspersed throughout the blank pages, inviting readers to add their own artwork or reflections to each page. These thin, portable notebooks have unique gold-foil stamped covers and are great for art journaling, personal Bible reading and prayer, small-group Bible study, or taking notes through a sermon series.
Lightly dotted grid on blank pages opposite each page of Bible text Gold-ink illustrations by artist Dana Tanamachi Wide margins Lay-flat binding Unique gold-foil stamped covers Single-column format Thick, opaque, cream-colored paper 5.75 x 8.00 11.75-point Trinit� type
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February 17, 2025
The Gospel of Matthew is a powerful account of Jesus' life, teachings, death, burial, and resurrection.
February 19, 2023
Matthew is the most structured of the four gospels and was written with a Jewish audience in mind. The book focuses on how Christ fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament and is truly the promised Messiah. Matthew begins with a record of Jesus' genealogy as a marker of his identity and ends with Jesus' transfer of authority to his disciples.
It is impossible to read the Gospels and not be filled with the depth and breadth of God's love for mankind. Through his son, Jesus Christ, he gave us the promise of a life of peace and comfort here on earth and an eternal life with Him in Heaven.
It is impossible to read the Gospels and not be filled with the depth and breadth of God's love for mankind. Through his son, Jesus Christ, he gave us the promise of a life of peace and comfort here on earth and an eternal life with Him in Heaven.
June 21, 2018
After not picking up the Bible in many months, I'm pleased to say I've finally started the New Testament. Already, I'm enjoying the New Testament much more than the Old Testament. So far, it reflects my view on life and how we should behave towards others more closely.
I really enjoyed reading the Gospel of Matthew. This covers all sorts about Jesus' life - his birth, being tempted by Satan, feeding the starving, healing the sick, being killed, coming back from the dead. It also discusses things like turning the other cheek, loving your enemies, and not judging others.
Favourite quotes and food for thought:
DO NOT WORRY:
6:25-27 - Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
ASK, SEEK, KNOCK:
7:7-8 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
19:21-24 - If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me. When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
MY BIBLE CHALLENGE:
In January 2015 I set myself the challenge to read the complete Bible within a year. I discovered that was an unrealistic challenge, and decided to pick up my Bible as and when I felt ready to read more of it. Here is a link to all the reviews in my Bible challenge so far:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I really enjoyed reading the Gospel of Matthew. This covers all sorts about Jesus' life - his birth, being tempted by Satan, feeding the starving, healing the sick, being killed, coming back from the dead. It also discusses things like turning the other cheek, loving your enemies, and not judging others.
Favourite quotes and food for thought:
DO NOT WORRY:
6:25-27 - Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
ASK, SEEK, KNOCK:
7:7-8 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
19:21-24 - If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me. When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
MY BIBLE CHALLENGE:
In January 2015 I set myself the challenge to read the complete Bible within a year. I discovered that was an unrealistic challenge, and decided to pick up my Bible as and when I felt ready to read more of it. Here is a link to all the reviews in my Bible challenge so far:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
November 25, 2023
Beautiful
You are loved.
You are chosen.
You are priceless.
For Jesus paid the ultimate price for you,
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And by sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
You are loved.
You are chosen.
You are priceless.
For Jesus paid the ultimate price for you,
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And by sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
March 1, 2015
Four stars for...ZOMBIE SAINTS!!!
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. (27: 52-53)
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. (27: 52-53)
September 1, 2022
Patiko knygos spalva, komentarai, noras kuo geriau išversti ir kvietimas gauti komentarų iš skaitytojų.
Mt 16, 23 „Pasitrauk nuo manęs, priešgyna!“. Daug aiškiau nei šetone. Juk Petras priešinosi Dievo planui, todėl ir buvo pavadintas priešininku.
Nepatiko retų, įmantrių žodžių vartojimas (nuomygis, įima, akliai, atbaiga). Esu už tai, kad Biblijos vertimas būtų kuo labiau šiuolaikiškas, o kalba kuo kasdieniškesnė.
Mt 1, 24. Pirmą kartą „girdžiu“ žodį nuomygis. Abejoju ar autorius norėjo pabrėžti situacijos dramatiškumą. Kai būna tikrai dramatiška, žmonės tiesiog negali užmigti.
18 komentaras. Sutinku, kad remiantis vien Biblija neįmanoma įrodyti amžinos Marijos mergystės. Tačiau nesutinku, kad Biblija to nepaneigia. Juk yra Mt 13, 55-56.
Viengubos kabutės.
190 komentaras. Naujasis Testamentas vadinamas Krikščionių Biblija.
Mt 16, 23 „Pasitrauk nuo manęs, priešgyna!“. Daug aiškiau nei šetone. Juk Petras priešinosi Dievo planui, todėl ir buvo pavadintas priešininku.
Nepatiko retų, įmantrių žodžių vartojimas (nuomygis, įima, akliai, atbaiga). Esu už tai, kad Biblijos vertimas būtų kuo labiau šiuolaikiškas, o kalba kuo kasdieniškesnė.
Mt 1, 24. Pirmą kartą „girdžiu“ žodį nuomygis. Abejoju ar autorius norėjo pabrėžti situacijos dramatiškumą. Kai būna tikrai dramatiška, žmonės tiesiog negali užmigti.
18 komentaras. Sutinku, kad remiantis vien Biblija neįmanoma įrodyti amžinos Marijos mergystės. Tačiau nesutinku, kad Biblija to nepaneigia. Juk yra Mt 13, 55-56.
Viengubos kabutės.
190 komentaras. Naujasis Testamentas vadinamas Krikščionių Biblija.
December 29, 2022
I highly recommend this book. I shall write a full review at a later date.
October 13, 2025
“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” (4:4)
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.” (4:16)
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (5:48)
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” (6:24)
“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” (7:11)
“And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?” (9:11)
“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” (9:36-38)
“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?” (10:24-25)
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (11:28-30)
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” (12:36-37)
“O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?” (16:8-10)
“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (16:24-26)
“But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (20:26-28)
“And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.” (20:31-34)
“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” (24:42)
“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.” (25:40, 45)
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.” (4:16)
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (5:48)
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” (6:24)
“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” (7:11)
“And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?” (9:11)
“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” (9:36-38)
“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?” (10:24-25)
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (11:28-30)
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” (12:36-37)
“O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?” (16:8-10)
“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (16:24-26)
“But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (20:26-28)
“And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.” (20:31-34)
“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” (24:42)
“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.” (25:40, 45)
January 10, 2023
I have been reading the Bible through every year since 1974 and I can testify it is fresh every time.
I was amazed, once again, at the details the Holy Spirit included. Every year I find more reason to believe that Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is the very Word of the living God.
I understand more each year and yet have so much more to take in [it can never, this side of glory, be exhausted]. If you find something in the Bible you don't understand don't assume the Bible is wrong, assume that YOU don't understand ... yet.
On a side note: the idea of having individual copies of each book of the Bible is a good one... kind of pricy but good nonetheless.
While each Gospel gives the life of Christ they do so from 4 vantage points as the writers write under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Each Gospel [as every book of the Bible does] has a different theme. The theme of Matthew is to present Christ as "The King of the Jews." Because of this Matthew emphasizes things which highlight the theme. This is why Matthew discusses the Magi coming to worship the newborn King whereas Luke does not. They compliment, not contradict, each other.
I was amazed, once again, at the details the Holy Spirit included. Every year I find more reason to believe that Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is the very Word of the living God.
I understand more each year and yet have so much more to take in [it can never, this side of glory, be exhausted]. If you find something in the Bible you don't understand don't assume the Bible is wrong, assume that YOU don't understand ... yet.
On a side note: the idea of having individual copies of each book of the Bible is a good one... kind of pricy but good nonetheless.
While each Gospel gives the life of Christ they do so from 4 vantage points as the writers write under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Each Gospel [as every book of the Bible does] has a different theme. The theme of Matthew is to present Christ as "The King of the Jews." Because of this Matthew emphasizes things which highlight the theme. This is why Matthew discusses the Magi coming to worship the newborn King whereas Luke does not. They compliment, not contradict, each other.
November 12, 2022
Okay. Yes, I have to admit I have a bit of a hard time with reading the genealogy at the start of the book, and some people might write it off as boring because of it. But once you get through it, you'll see that Matthew is not boring at all. Reading through all the Gospels can be very eye-opening, no matter how many times you've done it, so I encourage you to do it!
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December 18, 2025The Thief on the Cross
12:29 - "How can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man?"
24:43 - "If the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming he would have stayed awake and would not let his house be broken into."
26:55 - "Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to capture me?"
27:44 - "And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way."
12:29 - "How can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man?"
24:43 - "If the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming he would have stayed awake and would not let his house be broken into."
26:55 - "Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to capture me?"
27:44 - "And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way."
February 12, 2025
Matthew 28:5-6
But the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
But the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
August 19, 2022
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." -- Matthew 6:33 KJV (King James Version)
That's the version I memorized as a kid at church. (I still remember my teacher singing the verse to us, and today that still seems to be how I memorize verses best.) I've found that in general, I really like the New Living Translation for more plainspeaking. See the NLT translation of the same verse below.
"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need." -- Matthew 6:33 NLT
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Rating: 5 stars
I read this with my family before breakfast for a while.
Matthew is the first book in the New Testament. This is an easy book of the Bible to read, but it took me a long time because I'd been watching it signed in ASL (American Sign Language) very sporadically via an app called Deaf Bible. I enjoy this app quite a bit. The only thing is, no matter which media I'm using to read, barring Audible, it requires that I stop moving. Which is very difficult for me to bring myself to do during my peak productive hours while the kids are in school.
But now I've hit upon something that works really well for me. This (school) year, I've decided to sit at my dining room table and read from the Deaf Bible app while eating lunch! So now I'm able to read the Bible - for ten to twenty minutes a day - while I'm eating my lunch, and it's working beautifully because I have a personal commitment to sit for those 10-20 minutes. As a result, I'm not distracted by the nagging feeling that I should go move the laundry along, move the Roomba or Braava to the next room, or start the dishwasher, or…
That's the key, isn't it? Finding that sweet spot for daily Bible reading. It's changed for me over the years, each with varying degrees of success. Realistically speaking, I know I can't blame the time of day for not being consistently faithful to read. But I thrive on routine, and am just tickled pink to find something that works so EASILY for this season in my life.
"Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.
But they delight in the law of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night."
-- Psalm 1:1-2, NLT
Christian elements: Well, it is the Bible… So really, the whole thing has "Christian elements."
Is it clean/chaste? Yup.
Possible content issues: The crucifixion is covered in Matthew. (As well as in Mark, Luke, and John) It's dealt with on a PG level. The horror of it is not amplified in such a way that sensitive readers will be unable to stomach it.
What I liked: I love reading the account of Jesus' life because it's so interesting.
***********
The bottom line: Matthew outlines Jesus' life from beginning to end. I recommend this book to anyone, even someone who knows Matthew inside and out. The Bible is pretty neat like that. New depths can always be found if one looks for them. Or perhaps it will be just that we need to be reminded of something that we have forgotten. God knows what we need.
I've started reading Acts at a much faster rate than Matthew. I'm not even going to LOOK to see how long it took me to get through Matthew!!!
That's the version I memorized as a kid at church. (I still remember my teacher singing the verse to us, and today that still seems to be how I memorize verses best.) I've found that in general, I really like the New Living Translation for more plainspeaking. See the NLT translation of the same verse below.
"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need." -- Matthew 6:33 NLT
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Rating: 5 stars
I read this with my family before breakfast for a while.
Matthew is the first book in the New Testament. This is an easy book of the Bible to read, but it took me a long time because I'd been watching it signed in ASL (American Sign Language) very sporadically via an app called Deaf Bible. I enjoy this app quite a bit. The only thing is, no matter which media I'm using to read, barring Audible, it requires that I stop moving. Which is very difficult for me to bring myself to do during my peak productive hours while the kids are in school.
But now I've hit upon something that works really well for me. This (school) year, I've decided to sit at my dining room table and read from the Deaf Bible app while eating lunch! So now I'm able to read the Bible - for ten to twenty minutes a day - while I'm eating my lunch, and it's working beautifully because I have a personal commitment to sit for those 10-20 minutes. As a result, I'm not distracted by the nagging feeling that I should go move the laundry along, move the Roomba or Braava to the next room, or start the dishwasher, or…
That's the key, isn't it? Finding that sweet spot for daily Bible reading. It's changed for me over the years, each with varying degrees of success. Realistically speaking, I know I can't blame the time of day for not being consistently faithful to read. But I thrive on routine, and am just tickled pink to find something that works so EASILY for this season in my life.
"Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.
But they delight in the law of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night."
-- Psalm 1:1-2, NLT
Christian elements: Well, it is the Bible… So really, the whole thing has "Christian elements."
Is it clean/chaste? Yup.
Possible content issues: The crucifixion is covered in Matthew. (As well as in Mark, Luke, and John) It's dealt with on a PG level. The horror of it is not amplified in such a way that sensitive readers will be unable to stomach it.
What I liked: I love reading the account of Jesus' life because it's so interesting.
***********
The bottom line: Matthew outlines Jesus' life from beginning to end. I recommend this book to anyone, even someone who knows Matthew inside and out. The Bible is pretty neat like that. New depths can always be found if one looks for them. Or perhaps it will be just that we need to be reminded of something that we have forgotten. God knows what we need.
I've started reading Acts at a much faster rate than Matthew. I'm not even going to LOOK to see how long it took me to get through Matthew!!!
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July 10, 2025
Matthew 28:19-20: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
July 24, 2024
"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matt. 28:20) one of my favorite verses 💗
yes, I do count my bible reading to my book goal, sue me 😌
yes, I do count my bible reading to my book goal, sue me 😌
September 8, 2025
Matthew covers the life of Jesus in detail. He begins with Jesus legal genealogy through His father Joseph and traces His ancestry from Abraham, through Ruth and Boaz to David, then to the Babylonian exile and then to Jesus' legal father. This is all fitting and proper showing Jesus comes from the line of David and is the Messiah.
Matthew gives a brief history of Jesus' childhood, showing Him a precocious student of the Bible and responsible at 12 to be left alone in Jerusalem.
Matthew covers Jesus' 3 1/2 years of ministry with a great many parables and teachings, like the Sermon on the Mount. He devotes the last six chapters of 28 to Jesus last week on earth, His teaching, arrest, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection.
It's the story of the ages. Don't miss it.
Matthew gives a brief history of Jesus' childhood, showing Him a precocious student of the Bible and responsible at 12 to be left alone in Jerusalem.
Matthew covers Jesus' 3 1/2 years of ministry with a great many parables and teachings, like the Sermon on the Mount. He devotes the last six chapters of 28 to Jesus last week on earth, His teaching, arrest, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection.
It's the story of the ages. Don't miss it.
January 29, 2014
This is Matthew's account of my Lord and Savior, Jesus. From birth, his ministry, healing the sick and freeing all that were oppressed of the enemy, crucifixion/death, burial and resurrection. Bless the name of Jesus!
January 12, 2021
Jesus is a lot stricter than I thought, I didn't know he told so many people to go to hell. I don't know what to make if his high standard of ethics as well as devotion. Very insightful and historically valuable read though, much more lively than some of the other books.
October 15, 2024
jesus was a revolutionary who would have hated every modern day christian. his message is so clear about compassion, being forgiving, helping the poor, and not amassing wealth or being performative in your kindness. he reads as a cool guy very detached from the religion that followed after him.
September 17, 2020
Sidenote: The reason for such vague and short and "eh" words on each of these books, is because I wasn't challenging the study of the Bible when I read these. I was challenging myself to read the whole Bible in a year because I knew it would be discipline to keep at it daily. I do, however, plan to pick up a book and study what it is saying. Those will be longer reads and more notes.
So here is my review from my "Read the Bible in a Year" challenge. Usually just snippets of thoughts and random things I liked about the book itself. Nothing in-depth.
So here is my review of Matthew.
The Gospels are going to be an interesting read. The first three, Matthew, Mark and Luke, are a lot a like with how the story of Jesus goes. John, on the other hand, is the same but from a different eye of detail.
Matthew was a great introduction into the New Testament. I can tell you that the story of Jesus is beautiful and magical.
So here is my review from my "Read the Bible in a Year" challenge. Usually just snippets of thoughts and random things I liked about the book itself. Nothing in-depth.
So here is my review of Matthew.
The Gospels are going to be an interesting read. The first three, Matthew, Mark and Luke, are a lot a like with how the story of Jesus goes. John, on the other hand, is the same but from a different eye of detail.
Matthew was a great introduction into the New Testament. I can tell you that the story of Jesus is beautiful and magical.
November 4, 2019
Not a review of the gospel of Matthew since it is what it is, but an appreciation of this format. I have long put off a deep dive into the books of the Bible as the wee type and onion skin pages were not inviting at all. These journal versions have a blank page for notes (mostly, “wait, what?”) on the right and the print on the left in a large, easy to read, font. It’s been a long time coming, so here we go ...
March 3, 2020
The first of the gospels, Matthew tells a powerful story. Very interesting. It's kind of fun to see the small differences between Matthew and Luke, which I recently read too. Same story, but each individual notices different details, I guess. :)
November 15, 2025
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10/1/2024 - 11/10/2024 with The Bible Recap
2/5/2025 - 3/5/2025 with the kids
10/2/2025 - 11/?/2025 with The Bible Recap
10/1/2024 - 11/10/2024 with The Bible Recap
2/5/2025 - 3/5/2025 with the kids
10/2/2025 - 11/?/2025 with The Bible Recap
March 21, 2021
jesus really do be a hobo travelling around yelling woes at pastors and talking to the poor on mountaintops
February 17, 2022
Första delen av mitt bibelläsningsprojekt. Matteusevangeliet är både bra litteratur i konventionell mening men också religiöst djupsinnigt och gripande på ett sätt som jag inte helt väntat mig.
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October 14, 2024Again no rating reasoning being the same as in Genesis.
Regarding what you can expect from this particular Gospel, Matthew is addressing Jews and writes from them. Not meaning that this Gospel is not christian but rather you may need to go back some pages to Jeremiah in order to fully graps the story.
Regarding what you can expect from this particular Gospel, Matthew is addressing Jews and writes from them. Not meaning that this Gospel is not christian but rather you may need to go back some pages to Jeremiah in order to fully graps the story.
February 17, 2025
will change your life. my biggest book recommendation.
December 13, 2022
This is part of a series where I am reading the Bible in chronological order. I am not doing this for reasons of faith, as I am agnostic, but because of my interest in mythology, ancient literature, and history. I chose the NRSV because I used to be Catholic and still have sympathies there. More importantly, this version seeks a balance between an accurate translation and the literary qualities of the King James Bible. So it seems you get the best of two worlds.
Karl Marx once wrote “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the masses.” I would not say that for most religion in west and near east before Christianity. Zeus and Yahweh offer precious few opiates. Jesus certainly does and Matthew is the most crucial book of the Gospels, chronicling Jesus' birth, ministry, miracles, and death. There is a breath of fresh air to the text which is revolutionary in its implications. It promises that the corrupt world of the Roman Empire and the Sanhedrin (Sadducees and Pharisees) do not matter and will be overturned. God is powerful and will punish the wicked after death, but is also forgiving. The rich are held in low regard.
If the book presented Jesus as powerful the way that Odin is, we would not live in the shadow of this book. The power though lies in the miracles, often done for plain Jewish folk and even Gentiles, and in the resurrection. For who could believe in Jesus if he could not save himself from the cross? Indeed, he is mocked while he is upon the cross. That though is not the point. Jesus is not there to flood the Earth or rape Leda or any number of displays of power. He does not directly smite his foes. Rather he is risen and his disciples are so inspired that they will spread his message aboard.
I am no Christian, but I would be a fool not to see the appeal of Christianity, why it spread, and why it remains one of if not the dominate influence upon Western Civilization. I am also far more sympathetic to the progressive trend in Christianity. It is not a heresy as a neo-reactionary might say because the radical revolutionary themes are front and center in Matthew. Christianity was the greatest cultural revolution of the ancient world and that legacy both haunts and inspires.
Karl Marx once wrote “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the masses.” I would not say that for most religion in west and near east before Christianity. Zeus and Yahweh offer precious few opiates. Jesus certainly does and Matthew is the most crucial book of the Gospels, chronicling Jesus' birth, ministry, miracles, and death. There is a breath of fresh air to the text which is revolutionary in its implications. It promises that the corrupt world of the Roman Empire and the Sanhedrin (Sadducees and Pharisees) do not matter and will be overturned. God is powerful and will punish the wicked after death, but is also forgiving. The rich are held in low regard.
If the book presented Jesus as powerful the way that Odin is, we would not live in the shadow of this book. The power though lies in the miracles, often done for plain Jewish folk and even Gentiles, and in the resurrection. For who could believe in Jesus if he could not save himself from the cross? Indeed, he is mocked while he is upon the cross. That though is not the point. Jesus is not there to flood the Earth or rape Leda or any number of displays of power. He does not directly smite his foes. Rather he is risen and his disciples are so inspired that they will spread his message aboard.
I am no Christian, but I would be a fool not to see the appeal of Christianity, why it spread, and why it remains one of if not the dominate influence upon Western Civilization. I am also far more sympathetic to the progressive trend in Christianity. It is not a heresy as a neo-reactionary might say because the radical revolutionary themes are front and center in Matthew. Christianity was the greatest cultural revolution of the ancient world and that legacy both haunts and inspires.
September 25, 2020
and to think that I had never read the Bible after becoming an adult...
Matthew is a great little book about this super socialist guy named Jesus and the amount of trouble he got himself into for telling the Jewish priests and scribes of his day that they had their priorities all wrong and were leading people to the wrong path.
Along the narrative Jesus casts some rad healing spells and has frequent conversations with no one less than God himself, not to mention a showdown with - you guessed it - the Devil.
I gotta say that I felt goosebumps while reading parts of it, such as in the many occasions when he felt compassionate towards the suffering of the disenfranchised or when he professed some beautiful truths about how to lead a good life.
Can't wait to read the same story told by a different guy now.
Matthew is a great little book about this super socialist guy named Jesus and the amount of trouble he got himself into for telling the Jewish priests and scribes of his day that they had their priorities all wrong and were leading people to the wrong path.
Along the narrative Jesus casts some rad healing spells and has frequent conversations with no one less than God himself, not to mention a showdown with - you guessed it - the Devil.
I gotta say that I felt goosebumps while reading parts of it, such as in the many occasions when he felt compassionate towards the suffering of the disenfranchised or when he professed some beautiful truths about how to lead a good life.
Can't wait to read the same story told by a different guy now.
February 20, 2019
I studied Matthew to start off the year. I used this standalone version of the book of Matthew along with N. T. Wright's "Matthew for Everyone" commentaries and worked through the entire book of Matthew over the course of about 6 weeks. Every left page has the text on it, and every right page is blank for notes/journaling. It's a very portable method of studying the Bible--just one slim volume to carry with me on trips, and as I work through the entire New Testament, I'm going to appreciate having all my notes together in each volume, able to find easily. In addition, the books themselves have beautifully illustrated front covers and progress in a series of gradient colors. I'm going to love having the set on my bookshelves!
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