Matthieu 24-28: Tome 4 (The MacArthur New Testament Commentary, Matthew 24-28)

MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series

by John F. MacArthur Jr.

These study guides, part of a set from noted Bible scholar John MacArthur, take readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept. With probing questions that guide the reader toward application, as well as ample space for journaling, The MacArthur Bible Studies are invaluable tools for Bible students of all ages. This work on Matthew 24-28 is part of a New Testament commentary series which has as its objective explaining and applying Scripture, focusing on the major doctrines and how they relate to the whole of the Bible.

This New Testament commentary series reflects the objective of explaining and applying Scripture, focusing on the major doctrines and how they relate to the whole of Scripture. This volume is a study of chapters 24-28 of the book of Matthew.

Genres: Reference, Christian, Theology, New Testament

508 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 1989

About the author

John F. MacArthur, Jr. was a United States Calvinistic evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You and as the editor of the Gold Medallion Book Award-winning MacArthur Study Bible. MacArthur was a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker, and served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California beginning in 1969, as well as President of The Master’s College (and the related Master’s Seminary) in Santa Clarita, California.

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Text-centered, application-oriented, concice commentary. I started reading it because I was studying ch24-25, then read the rest just because. Deals generally well with the text and has helpful illustrations and anecdotes that to the book's credit don't take the focus away from the text itself. He chooses not to deal with certain interpretive issues, likely to limit the length and keep the book accessible to laymen.

The reason I didn't give it five stars is because it 1) fails to adequately discuss the extent to which the language in Matthew 24 may be figurative, simply assuming the correct interpretation to be the literal one without discussion, and 2) often reads later Jewish traditions and quotations from individual rabbis as if they represented the norm for Jewish thought and practice at Jesus' time.

Still, I give it four stars because it sticks to the text and generally deals well with interpretation and application.

[Dylan Kochan · Rating 3 out of 5]

My review about his Matthew 1-8 commentary applies here - this part specifically is riddled with pre-tribulation, pre-millennial eschatology. The emphasis is very heavy on this interpretative framework, so heavy that he does not engage well with other views. I disagree with the view at this stage of my journey...but what drags this review down is his rigid reading of eschatological passages. Otherwise...there is still some to be gleaned.