Matthew Through the Centuries
Reeks: Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
Ian Boxall
- The
- reception
- of
- the
- Gospel
- of
- Matthew
- over
- two
- millennia:
- commentary
- and
- interpretationMatthew
- Through
- the
- Centuries
- offers
- an
- overview
- of
- the
- reception
- history
- of
- one
- of
- the
- most
- prominent
- gospels
- in
- Christian
- worship.
- Examining
- the
- reception
- of
- Matthew
- from
- the
- perspectives
- of
- a
- wide
- range
- of
- interpreters,
- from
- Origen
- and
- Hilary
- of
- Poitiers
- to
- Mary
- Cornwallis
- and
- Bob
- Marley,
- this
- insightful
- commentary
- explains
- the
- major
- trends
- in
- various
- ecclesial,
- historical,
- and
- cultural
- contexts.
- Focusing
- on
- characteristically
- Matthean
- features,
- detailed
- chapter-by-chapter
- commentary
- highlights
- diverse
- receptions
- and
- interpretations
- of
- the
- gospel.
- Broad
- exploration
- of
- areas
- such
- as
- liturgy,
- literature,
- drama,
- film,
- hymnody,
- political
- discourse,
- and
- visual
- art
- illustrates
- the
- enormous
- impact
- Matthew
- continues
- to
- have
- on
- Judeo–Christian
- civilization.Known
- as
- “the
- Church’s
- Gospel”
- Matthew’s
- text
- has
- been
- the
- subject
- of
- apologetic
- and
- theological
- controversy
- for
- hundreds
- of
- years.
- It
- has
- been
- seen
- as
- justification
- for
- political
- and
- ecclesial
- status
- quo
- and
- as
- a
- path
- to
- radical
- discipleship.
- Matthew
- has
- influenced
- divergent
- political,
- spiritual,
- and
- cultural
- figures
- such
- as
- Saint
- Francis
- of
- Assisi,
- John
- Ruskin,
- Leo
- Tolstoy,
- Dietrich
- Bonhoeffer,
- and
- Mahatma
- Gandhi.
- Matthew’s
- interest
- in
- ecclesiology
- provides
- early
- structures
- of
- ecclesial
- life,
- such
- as
- the
- resolution
- of
- community
- disputes,
- communal
- prayer,
- and
- liturgical
- prescriptions
- for
- the
- Eucharist
- and
- baptism.A
- significant
- addition
- to
- the
- acclaimed
- Wiley
- Blackwell
- Bible
- Commentaries
- series,
- Matthew
- Through
- the
- Centuries
- is
- an
- indispensable
- resource
- for
- both
- students
- and
- experts
- in
- areas
- including
- religious
- and
- biblical
- studies,
- literature,
- history,
- politics,
- and
- those
- interested
- in
- the
- influence
- of
- the
- Bible
- on
- Western culture.
