What Are They Saying About Matthew? Revised and Expanded Edition

by Donald Senior

The sheer volume of scholarship on Matthew has grown even larger recently because of renewed interest in the Jewish background of Jesus and the New Testament. Donald Senior, distinguished biblical scholar, writer, and teacher, surveys a list of nearly one hundred new articles and books published in North America and internationally within the last decade. In a clear and readable fashion, Senior investigates and then explains the major issues that dominate the study of Matthew the background of the evangelist and his community, the structure and the purpose of the gospel, the relationship of the gospel to Judaism, and the gospel's portrayal of Jesus, discipleship, and church. What Are They Saying About Matthew? is a welcome resource for those who wish to benefit from this most comprehensive and reliable exploration of modern biblical scholarship.

Genres: Theology

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1983

About the author

The late Fr. Donald Senior, C.P., was president emeritus and professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He was a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and of the Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada. He served on the Pontifical Biblical Commission under three popes, most recently Pope Francis. He was one of the leading Catholic biblical scholars and teachers in the English language.

Reviews

[Laura Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this series. So user friendly.

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers an easy-to-read summary of recent scholarship on the Gospel of Matthew. I wouldn't recommend it for those just getting started with Bible study, but if you want to go a bit deeper, this book and (according to my New Testament professor) anything in the "What Are They Saying?" series from Paulist Press, is a great way to familiarize yourself with the latest academic chatter on a range of topics relating to Scripture. What Are They Saying about Matthew surveys areas of study like the setting and structure of the Gospel, Matthew's attitude toward the Law, Matthew's use of the Old Testament, Christology, and Matthew's view of discipleship and the Church. The chapter on the last topic provides a balanced summary of the perennially hot debate between Catholics and Protestants about Peter's role in the Church.

[Dilshod Haydarov]

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