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Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher
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This work by R.T. France is not intended to be a guide to all that has been written in recent years about Matthew. Rather, it is an extended introduction to Matthew designed for a non-specialist readership. France concentrates on those areas he finds most interesting and important for the appreciation of Matthew, but he does touch on most major areas of discussion in Matth
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Paperback, 346 pages
Published
October 8th 2004
by Wipf & Stock Publishers
(first published December 1989)
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France's Introduction to Matthew is comprehensive, so comprehensive that I struggled to keep my eyes open reading it... Don't tackle this unless you have a scholarly level of interest in the background and themes in the book of Matthew.
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France's Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher is an excellent extended introduction to the Gospel of Matthew. Though the first four chapters are somewhat boring and technical (but important!), chapters 5-7 are especially rewarding and beneficial. France's chapters on Fulfillment, Matthew and Israel, and Matthew's Gospel and the Church would greatly benefit anyone desiring to understand the Gospel of Matthew better. I found these chapters to be particularly enlightening and edifying.
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it was amazing
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Really good! Each section engages with the relevant literature. Some other author might have titled the book "Matthew's Theology" but France avoids this: the book is not about theology but about a person, Jesus.
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