Matthew

by Myron S. Augsburger

General editor Lloyd J. Ogilvie brings together a team of skilled and exceptional communicators to blend sound scholarship with life-related illustrations.

The design for the Preacher's Commentary gives the reader an overall outline of each book of the Bible. Following the introduction, which reveals the author's approach and salient background on the book, each chapter of the commentary provides the Scripture to be exposited. The New King James Bible has been chosen for the Preacher's Commentary because it combines with integrity the beauty of language, underlying Hebrew and Greek textual basis, and thought-flow of the 1611 King James Version, while replacing obsolete verb forms and other archaisms with their everyday contemporary counterparts for greater readability. Reverence for God is preserved in the capitalization of all pronouns referring to the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. Readers who are more comfortable with another translation can readily find the parallel passage by means of the chapter and verse reference at the end of each passage being exposited. The paragraphs of exposition combine fresh insights to the Scripture, application, rich illustrative material, and innovative ways of utilizing the vibrant truth for his or her own life and for the challenge of communicating it with vigor and vitality.

Genres: Reference, Christian, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1982

Reviews

[Jim George · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is written for a Seminary student studying the Bible, or for a Pastor creating a sermon. It is an In Depth look at the book of Matthew (the 1st writer in the New Testament). I especially enjoyed the author's description of the Beatitudes - it is important that we not only recognize God's saving grace but also His transforming grace; both His forgiving grace and His enabling grace. We are the salt of the earth; we are to influence purity within society, we are to be a preserving element to society, and we are to make the earth more authentically as it should be. We are to be prayerful and forgiving. We are to share the Kingdom of Heaven, and the gospels Good News. Jesus Christ; saves and redeems, He has sent His spirit to us, we will be reunited with Him in the glory of heaven.

[Clara Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the gospel from the Jewish point of view. There were many reference ot O.T. scripture. Jewish customs and ritual are dicussed at lenth. Reading commentary as I read the text has been a winner for me. These are text that I have read and heard preacher use as the text for sermons but it has been most meaniful to read the text and commentary each morning for an hour. My mind then muses and thinks about what I have read and tell you how wonderful it is. It has taken six weeks to finish but it has been worth it.

[Jeff Noble]

The Communicator's Commentary: Matthew//Volume 1 (Communcator's Commentary) by Myron S. Augsburger (?)