Matthew: (A Cultural, Exegetical, Historical, & Theological Bible Commentary on the New Testament)

Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament

by Charles H. Talbert

In this fresh commentary, the fourth of eighteen volumes in the Paideia series, a leading New Testament scholar examines cultural context and theological meaning in Matthew. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by
• Attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs
• Showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits
• Commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book
• Focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text
• Making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format

Genres: Biblical Studies

400 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2010

Reviews

[John Higgins]

Very disappointing. Some helpful comments on literary structure but very surface level reading. Large emphasis in book is finding parallels in greco-roman material but parallels don't do any literary or thematic work.