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THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:* commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION;* the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;* sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable research in the original languages;* interpretation that emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole;* readable and applicable exposition.
464 pages, Hardcover
First published May 21, 1992
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Craig L. Blomberg
83 books97 followersDr. Craig Blomberg joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 1986. He is currently a distinguished professor of New Testament.
Dr. Blomberg completed his Ph.D. in New Testament, specializing in the parables and the writings of Luke-Acts, at Aberdeen University in Scotland. He received an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a BA from Augustana College. Before joining the faculty of Denver Seminary, he taught at Palm Beach Atlantic College and was a research fellow in Cambridge, England with Tyndale House.
In addition to writing numerous articles in professional journals, multi-author works and dictionaries or encyclopedias, he has authored or edited 20 books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, Interpreting the Parables, commentaries on Matthew, 1 Corinthians and James, Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, Christians in an Age of Wealth: A Biblical Theology of Stewardship, Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions, Making Sense of the New Testament: Three Crucial Questions, Preaching the Parables, Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners, and Handbook of New Testament Exegesis.
Dr. Blomberg completed his Ph.D. in New Testament, specializing in the parables and the writings of Luke-Acts, at Aberdeen University in Scotland. He received an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a BA from Augustana College. Before joining the faculty of Denver Seminary, he taught at Palm Beach Atlantic College and was a research fellow in Cambridge, England with Tyndale House.
In addition to writing numerous articles in professional journals, multi-author works and dictionaries or encyclopedias, he has authored or edited 20 books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, Interpreting the Parables, commentaries on Matthew, 1 Corinthians and James, Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, Christians in an Age of Wealth: A Biblical Theology of Stewardship, Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions, Making Sense of the New Testament: Three Crucial Questions, Preaching the Parables, Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners, and Handbook of New Testament Exegesis.
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May 31, 2017
This book has gained a high reputation in the economical, pastor-friendly New American Commentary (NAC) series. Craig Blomberg has earned expert status in the scholarly world on the Gospels. Don’t miss his Preface where he tells what he thinks about commentaries series in general, and why the NAC is worthwhile.
Blomberg says his focus could be labeled “a cautious evangelical redaction criticism”. I love “cautious” and “evangelical”, but must admit my least favorite paragraphs were those explaining his views on “redaction criticism”. Scholars often miss that pastors find that the least helpful type of thing that scholarship provides. Some of us are convinced it’s not even accurate. Still, don’t let that turn you away from this commentary. It nevertheless contains the things pastors are looking for, and they are well done at that.
The Introduction does a great job sharing various viewpoints about structure. He works his way to his own conclusion that sees value in a couple of opinions out there (Kingsbury and Bacon particularly). He wisely sees structure as a springboard to theology and gives us several pages that gets to the heart of Matthew. Again, his section on sources doesn’t do much for me, but I appreciated his conservative conclusions on date, authorship, and historicity.
The commentary proper never fails to provide help. The quality remains constant throughout. There might be points I’d disagree with, but every passage was of high quality.
Though this commentary would be considered mid-length (many people’s preference), and pastor/teacher friendly (even more people’s preference), it still can run with the big boys in the exegetical commentary field. I recommend it!
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
Blomberg says his focus could be labeled “a cautious evangelical redaction criticism”. I love “cautious” and “evangelical”, but must admit my least favorite paragraphs were those explaining his views on “redaction criticism”. Scholars often miss that pastors find that the least helpful type of thing that scholarship provides. Some of us are convinced it’s not even accurate. Still, don’t let that turn you away from this commentary. It nevertheless contains the things pastors are looking for, and they are well done at that.
The Introduction does a great job sharing various viewpoints about structure. He works his way to his own conclusion that sees value in a couple of opinions out there (Kingsbury and Bacon particularly). He wisely sees structure as a springboard to theology and gives us several pages that gets to the heart of Matthew. Again, his section on sources doesn’t do much for me, but I appreciated his conservative conclusions on date, authorship, and historicity.
The commentary proper never fails to provide help. The quality remains constant throughout. There might be points I’d disagree with, but every passage was of high quality.
Though this commentary would be considered mid-length (many people’s preference), and pastor/teacher friendly (even more people’s preference), it still can run with the big boys in the exegetical commentary field. I recommend it!
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
November 5, 2024
Great commentary! Not too wordy and a solid addition to my collection of commentaries. I really enjoyed it
December 26, 2017
If you are looking through and evangelical commentary on the book of Matthew, Matthew, by Craig L. Blomberg published by B and H Academic is what you are searching for. This commentary is a stalwart volume in the New American Commentary , a series which is synonymous with excellent exegesis and superior application, this volume continues the long legacy. This volume is one of the most articulate and practical modern commentaries on the Gospel of Matthew. While Blomberg is no stranger to Biblical commentaries this is his first foray into this first-rate commentary series.
Matthew begins with the typical study into the introductory matters of this book of the Bible, this is common place in NAC Series. This works dives into history and recent scholarship, of the Gospel of Matthew which always helpful to Pastors, Teachers, and Scholars. This introductory section is one of medium length yet it ranks as one of the best interaction with critical scholarship while giving evangelical conclusions.
In reference to the commentary sections on the text of the Gospel of Matthew, Blomberg, takes great care in carefully showing the original context of passage while applying it directly to the modern day reader. The outlines that he provides are also of great use for a pastor looking to preach though the Gospel of Matthew exegetically.
With regard of recommending Matthew to others I would whole heartily recommend this commentary to students of scripture, with one caveat. By this I mean I recommend this work to Pastors, Bible Teachers, Bible College Students, and to a limited extent educated Laymen looking to teach a Sunday school class, there is enough scholarly weight to this work to understand a particular issue in the text while giving aid to pastors in preaching the text. There are many commentaries about the Gospel of Matthew available at this moment but Matthew of the NAC series is a giant leap above all other commentaries on this book of the Bible.
This book was provided to me free of charge from B and H Academic in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
Matthew begins with the typical study into the introductory matters of this book of the Bible, this is common place in NAC Series. This works dives into history and recent scholarship, of the Gospel of Matthew which always helpful to Pastors, Teachers, and Scholars. This introductory section is one of medium length yet it ranks as one of the best interaction with critical scholarship while giving evangelical conclusions.
In reference to the commentary sections on the text of the Gospel of Matthew, Blomberg, takes great care in carefully showing the original context of passage while applying it directly to the modern day reader. The outlines that he provides are also of great use for a pastor looking to preach though the Gospel of Matthew exegetically.
With regard of recommending Matthew to others I would whole heartily recommend this commentary to students of scripture, with one caveat. By this I mean I recommend this work to Pastors, Bible Teachers, Bible College Students, and to a limited extent educated Laymen looking to teach a Sunday school class, there is enough scholarly weight to this work to understand a particular issue in the text while giving aid to pastors in preaching the text. There are many commentaries about the Gospel of Matthew available at this moment but Matthew of the NAC series is a giant leap above all other commentaries on this book of the Bible.
This book was provided to me free of charge from B and H Academic in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
April 11, 2025
Blomberg's insights are very helpful.
September 23, 2011
I did enjoy this but wish it would have gone a bit more in-depth or just have been shorter and cover larger sections at once. The bibliography did reference some other commentaries on Matthew that I believe I will have to check out. It's nice to hear from a conservative voice that is also aware of the social implications as well. While he's definitely not moderate, he has a more open mind for interpretation which is appreciated. Would actually probably give a 3.5 stars instead if possible.
February 6, 2015
I am using this for a sermon series. I like the intro material. I also like the way the author discusses the structure of Matthew. He hybrids the life of Christ along with the alternating sections of discourse and narrative. A good insight is that the discourses and narratives are complimentary. Chapters 5-7, the sermon on the Mount and chapters 8-9 with 10miracles both go to the Authority of Christ. He should compose a longer edition.
March 10, 2018
Excellent Resource
This commentary is an excellent resource for pastors seeking a non-technical approach to Matthew's gospel. While Blomberg posesses the ability to get bogged down in technicalities of language and theological variances, he does an excellent job of balancing the academic and pastoral approaches to make this a useable volume to anyone studying Matthew.
This commentary is an excellent resource for pastors seeking a non-technical approach to Matthew's gospel. While Blomberg posesses the ability to get bogged down in technicalities of language and theological variances, he does an excellent job of balancing the academic and pastoral approaches to make this a useable volume to anyone studying Matthew.
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