Matthew, Vol.1 (Ch. 1-12), The Expositor's Bible Commentary

by D.A. Carson, Frank E. Gaebelein, J.D. Douglas

The award-winning Expositor's Bible Commentary, now available in this handy softcover edition, has established itself as one of the leading and most practical evangelical commentaries. Written for pastors and Bible students, it is scholarly and comprehensive without being overly academic. The seventy-eight contributors of The Expositor's Bible Commentary are committed to the complete trustworthiness and full authority of the Bible. They come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and represent many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. In matters where marked differences of opinion exist, the contributors state their own convictions and deal fairly and without animosity with opposing views. The Expositor's Bible Commentary is based on the New International Version of the Bible, but may be used with any translation. Greek and Hebrew words have been transliterated to make the material accessible to readers unfamiliar with the biblical languages. Technical questions and textual issues are briefly dealt with in notes at the end of each section.

Genres: New Testament

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 14, 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

[Scott Head · Rating 4 out of 5]

Carson is an exceptional commentator, and combined with a dozen other authors on the Gospel of Matthew, this one has proven to be in the top five in terms of usefulness. Carson is thorough in dealing with the expositional details, yet concise. Other commentaries handle the minutiae well, Carson is the middle ground between a tome and a Bible study. I often am left wanting for application, but that's not really what a commentary is for. There are more pastoral approaches to Matthew's gospel, but this is a must-have in any preacher's study regiment if he's working verse-by-verse through Matthew. Looking forward to the second half.

[Henry]

Solid exegetical commentary.

[Marty Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful study guide. Leans a bit towards academia, but enough insight to prove valuable for preaching purposes.

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is his revised commentary from his previous one. So he makes some changes of interpretation, and explains why.

[Jake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic Carson. Further review to follow the completion of Vol. 2