Matthew Further Reading
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A few brief words on authorship
We are aware at deovox, that there is dispute regarding the authorship of Matthew's gospel. As you may know, none of the authors of the gospels explicitly state their names. Because of this, we have to rely on tradition. Matthew is the disciple traditionally associated with the gospel, following a first mention from Papias, bishop of Hierapolis, in the second century. The church historian, Eusebius, quotes Papias and endorses his view that the gospel was Matthew's. The church uniformly ascribed the gospel to Matthew. For this reason, and for the sake of clarity, presenters of deovox will refer to Matthew as the author.
RECOMMENDED READING
FEATURED BOOK
Matthew for Everyone Tom Wright. Westminster John Knox Press. 2002.
Tom Wright, AKA N.T. Wright - currently the bishop of Durham - is one of the world's leading Bible scholars. He also writes for the layperson. This series will eventually take in the entire New Testament.
FURTHER READING
Word Biblical Commentary: Matthew 1-13. Donald Hagner. Nelson. 1993.
The Gold Standard. For those interested in delving deeply into the gospel.
The NIV Application Commentary: Matthew. Michael J. Wilkins. Zondervan. 2004.
A unique series of commentaries. They include a life application section at the end of each chapter.
The New American Commentary: Matthew. Craig Blomberg. Broadman Press. 1992.
A short commentary written by a well known apologist and Bible scholar.
Palestine in the time of Jesus. K.C. Hanson and Douglas E. Oakman. Fortress Press. 1998.
A short book that provides a rich insight into the culture of first century Palestine.
The New Testament World. Bruce Malina. Westminster John Knox Press. 2001.
A book that helps uncover traditional peasant culture of the first century.
New Testament History. Ben Witherington III. Baker Academic. 2001.
This book provides a good historical background to the society that we read about in the New Testament.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR THE SERIES ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT:
The Divine Conspiracy. Dallas Willard. Harper San Francisco. 1997
A classic that contains a long section devoted to the Sermon on the Mount.
Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes. Kenneth E. Bailey. SPCK. 2008.
This book provides a look at the cultural background to the text. An eye-opening exploration that helps readers uncover the author's original intentions. Excellent.
WEBSITES
This website provides information on the pharisees.
http://www.bible-history.com/pharisees/index.html
RECOMMENDED PODCASTS
Chris Tweitmann serves as Associate Pastor of John Knox Presbyterian Church in Seattle, WA. His podcast is a broadcast of his sermons. Some of his podcasts are related to Matthew.
http://www.coramdeo.typepad.com/podcasts
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