Matthew: A Theological Commentary on the Bible Contributor(s): Case-Winters, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664232671 ISBN-13: 9780664232672 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $46.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Jesus, The Gospels & Acts - Religion | Christian Ministry - Preaching |
Dewey: 226.2 |
LCCN: 2014029790 |
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.69 lbs) 408 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: One of the most beloved books of the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew speaks with eloquence and power. Among the Gospels, Matthew paints a fuller picture of the life, ministry, and teachings of Jesus. Anna Case-Winters's incisive commentary reveals that Matthew is clearly a theological book. It is about God's saving work in Jesus Christ. Moreover, it is presented in a way that easily lends itself to the task of teaching and preaching. Case-Winters highlights five themes that shape the distinctive portrait of Jesus this Gospel offers. Here we see Jesus facing up to conflict and controversy, ministering at the margins, overturning presuppositions about insiders and outsiders, privileging the powerless, demonstrating the authority of ethical leadership, challenging allegiance to empire, and pointing the way to a wider divine embrace than many dared imagine. Case-Winters captures the core of Matthew's unique Gospel, which speaks powerfully to the life of Christian faith today in the midst of our own issues and struggles. |
Contributor Bio(s): Case-Winters, Anna: - Anna Case-Winters is Professor of Theology at McCormick Theological Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, she is the author of God�s Power: Traditional Understandings and Contemporary Challenges and Reconstructing a Christian Theology of Nature. |