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Sacra Pagina

Daniel J Harrington, SJ author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Liturgical Press

Published:1st Oct '07

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Matthew wrote his Gospel from his perspective as a Jew. It is with sensitivity to this perspective that Father Harrington undertakes this commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.

After an introduction, he provides a literal translation of each section in Matthew's Gospel and explains the textual problems, philological difficulties, and other matters in the notes. He then presents a literary analysis of each text (content, form, use of sources, structure), examines the text against its Jewish background, situates it in the context of Matthew's debate with other first-century Jews, and reflects on its significance for Christian theology and Christian-Jewish relations. Bibliographies direct the reader to other important modern studies.

"This is a balanced, well-informed, centrist commentary, with which the reviewer usually agrees and which he can heartily recommend."

Revue Biblique


"This resource is very valuable in reading and understanding the Gospel of Matthew."

Saint Mary's Press

ISBN: 9780814659649

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm

Weight: 595g

448 pages