Matthew

Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew From the New American Bible Pages courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D., Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange, CA The Gospel according to Matthew Five Major Discourses of Jesus The Matthean Passion & Resurrection Narratives Podcasts by Dennis Hamm, S.J. at Creighton University The Sermon on the Mount The Sermon on the Mount, part II Saint Matthew Articles in Thinking Faith, the online journal of the Jesuits in Britain Matthew: A Saint for Today Peter Edmonds SJ Grounds for Divorce in St Matthew Jack Mahoney SJ God with Us Jack Mahoney SJ Rendering unto Caesar? Jack Mahoney SJ The Shape of the Sermon on the Mount Fr Jack Mahoney The Meaning of the Sermon on the Mount Jack Mahoney SJ Articles in Compass Review, a Review of Topical Theology published quarterly by the Australian Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart The Sermon on the Mount -- Part One: The Second Conversion John S. McKinnon The Sermon on the Mount: Part Two: A Pastoral Reflection John S McKinnon A Reflection on Loss: In the Context of Matthew's Passion Narrative Leslee Sniatynskyj Matthew's Passion Narrative: The Abuse of Jesus Michael Trainor Matthew's Passion Narrative--the Physical and Sexual Abuse of Jesus Michael Trainor A Story that Subverts: Jesus' Resurrection in Matthew's Gospel Michael Trainor Articles in HTS Theological Studies The Significance of Dreams and the Star in Matthew's Infancy Narrative Francois Viljoen The Gospel of Matthew, John the Elder and the Papias Tradition: A Response to R H Gundry David C. Sim Matthew's Messianic Shepherd-king: In Search of "the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel" Joel Willitts The Gospel of Matthew: Reconfigured Torah Richard B. Hays From Text to Intertext: Intertextuality As a Paradigm for Reading Matthew Stefan Alkier Matthew's and Paul's Inclusive Tendencies: A Comparison In-Cheol Shin and Andries G. van Aarde The Banyamulenge People: Their Angst, Honour and Shame in the Light of the Matthean Community S.L. Rukundwa Matthew's Anti-Paulinism: A Neglected Feature of Matthean Studies David C. Sim Matthew and Apocalypticism as the "Mother of Christian Theology": Ernst Kasemann Revisited Andries van Aarde Matthew as Marginal Scribe in an Advanced Agrarian Society D.C. Duling Articles in Verbum et Ecclesia, an international, South African open-access, peer reviewed and accredited, online journal Fulfilment in Matthew FP Viljoen Matthew, the Church and Anti-Semitism FP Viljoen The Messianic Dimensions of Kingship in Deuteronomy 17:14-20 as Fulfilled by Jesus in Matthew Robin Gallaher Branch Articles in Tyndale Bulletin, the journal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, a UK-based research institute The Velum Scissum: Matthew's Exposition of the Death of Jesus Daniel M. Gurtner Matthew's Portrait of Jesus the Judge with Special Reference to Matthew 21-25 Alistair I. Wilson The Exception Phrases: Except Porneiva, Including Porneiva or Excluding Porneiva? (Matthew 5:32; 19:9) Allen R. Guenther The Date of the Magdalen Papyrus of Matthew (P. Magd. Gr. 17 = P64): A Response To C.P. Thiede Peter M. Head The Star of Bethlehem, A Comet in 5 BC and the Date of Christ's Birth Colin J. Humphreys The Structure of the Gospel of Matthew as Narrative H. J. Bernard Combrink The Resurrection Narratives in Matthew's Gospel David Wenham, M.A., Ph.D. Articles in Word & World, a quarterly journal of theology, published by the faculty of Luther Seminary People Like Us: Minor Characters in Matthew's Passion Mary E. Hinkle Current Trends in Matthean Scholarship Douglas R. A. Hare Law, Righteousness, and Discipleship in Matthew Donald A. Hagner Learning What Righteousness Means: Hosea 6:6 and the Ethic of Mercy in Matthew's Gospel Mary Hinkle Matthew as Pastor: The Presence of God Mark Allan Powell Mission and Ministry in Matthew Arland J. Hultgren The Gospel of Matthew and the Passion of Jesus: Theological and Pastoral Perspectives Donald Senior Tradition Makers/Tradition Shapers: Women of the Matthean Tradition Elaine M. Wainwright Articles in Theological Studies, a quarterly journal of theology published by the Jesuits of the United States and Canada Matthew on Christ and the Law Brice L. Martin The Matthean Divorce Texts and Some New Palestinian Evidence Joseph A. Fitzmyer The Pater Noster as an Eschatological Prayer Raymond E. Brown Articles in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society "Even the Dogs": Gentiles in the Gospel of Matthew Gene R Smillie The Sermon on the Mount: Its Wisdom Affinities and Their Relation to Its Structure Gary A. Tuttle Articles in the Religion Online website The Gospel Of Matthew United Methodist Bishop William R. Cannon The Gospel of Matthew Robert M. Grant The Gospel of Matthew Richard Heard Articles from Biblical Studies.org.uk The Text of the Matthean Divorce Passages: A Comment on the Appeal to Harmonization in Textual Decisions Michael W. Holmes The Structure of the Sermon on the Mount Dale C. Allison Articles in Bible and Interpretation The Patristic Traditions about the Evangelist Matthew Michael J. Kok Reading Matthew across the Centuries Ian Boxall Articles from other sources The characterisation of the Matthean Jesus by the angel of the Lord Francois P. Viljoen The Friendship of Matthew and Paul: A Response to a Recent Trend in the Interpretation of Matthew's Gospel Joel Willitts Binding and Loosing: A Paradigm for Ethical Discernment from the Gospel of Matthew Mark Allan Powell Transformed on the Mountain Ritual Analysis and the Gospel of Matthew K.C. Hanson Gospel of St. Matthew Catholic Encyclopedia Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew St. Thomas Aquinas Commentary on Matthew Origen Homilies on Matthew St. John Chrysostom Notes on Matthew James Tabor Examples of Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation in Matthew David Charnon How Honorable! How Shameful! A Cultural Analysis of Matthew's Makarisms and Reproaches K.C. Hanson Matthew 1 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 1:1-17 the genealogy of Jesus -- Matthew 1:18-24 how Jesus' birth came about The Origin of Jesus Christ: Matthew 1:1-25 Herman C. Waetjen, D. Theol. Genealogical Annotation in Genesis As Background for the Matthean Genealogy of Jesus John Nolland The Four Women in St. Matthew's Genealogy of Christ Andrew Duff Heffern Towards understanding migration within God's redemptive plan for humankind: A case of Matthew’s genealogy in connection with the Old Testament Christopher Magezi The Song of Moses and Divine Begetting in Matt 1,20 Brandon D. Crowe A Mishnaic Commentary on Matthew 1.19 Daniel B. Wallace Commentary on Matthew 1 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 2 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 2:1-12 the visit of the Magi -- Matthew 2:13-18 the escape to Egypt, massacre of the innocents -- Matthew 2:19-23 the return Egypt to Nazareth Commentary on Matthew 2 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 3 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist prepares the way -- Matthew 3:13-17 the baptism of Jesus Commentary on Matthew 3 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 4 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 4:1-11 the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness -- Matthew 4:12-17 Jesus begins this work in Galilee -- Matthew 4:18-25 the calling of the first disciples Commentary on Matthew 4 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 5 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 5:1-12 Jesus' beatitudes -- Matthew 5:13-16 salt and light -- Matthew 5:17-19 the fulfillment of the law -- Matthew 5:20-26 teaching about anger -- Matthew 5:27-32 teaching about adultery and divorce -- Matthew 5:33-37 teaching about oaths -- Matthew 5:38-42 teaching about retaliation -- Matthew 5:43-48 love for enemies The Beatitudes according to Matthew -- From the Other Side Gerald O'Mahony SJ The Visible Christ and the Invisible Trinity: Mt. 5:8 in Augustine's Trinitarian Theology of 400 Michel René Barnes Evocative Allusions in Matthew: Matthew 5:5 As a Test Case Robert L. Brawley Revisiting Justice in the First Four Beatitudes in Matthew (5:3-6) and the Story of the Canaanite Woman (Mt 15:21-28): A postcolonial reading Lazare S. Rukundwa and Andries G. Van Aarde "Blessed Are the Poor in (Holy) Spirit"? (Matthew 5:3) Robert H. Smith The ethical and spiritual considerations of Matthew's Beatitudes: Configuration of the human being in companies Carolina Vila Porras, Ivan D. Toro Jaramillo Jesus' Prohibition of Anger (Mt 5:22): The Person/Sin Distinction from Augustine to Aquinas William C. Mattison III Commentary on Matthew 5 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 6 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 6:1-18 teaching on almsgiving, prayer, and fasting -- Matthew 6:19-23 riches in heaven -- Matthew 6:24-34 God and possessions Forgive Us, As We Forgive (Matthew 6:12) Arland J. Hultgren Now You See It, Now You Don't: Ethical Reflections on a Textual Variant in Matthew Six James H. Burtness A Contextualised Reading of Matthew 6:22-23: 'Your Eye Is the Lamp of Your Body' Francois P. Viljoen The Sermon on the Mount: From the End of the Lord's Prayer Henry James Coleridge, SJ Commentary on Matthew 6 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 7 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 7:1-5 avoiding judgment -- Matthew 7:6-14 the power of prayer and the golden rule -- Matthew 7:15-20 a tree and its fruits -- > Matthew 7:21-29 the true disciple of Jesus The Golden Rule Jewish Encyclopedia Commentary on Matthew 7 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 8 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 8:1-4 Jesus heals a leper -- Matthew 8:5-17 Jesus heals Centurions servant and others -- Matthew 8:18-22 the would-be followers of Jesus -- Matthew 8:23-27 Jesus calms a storm at sea -- Matthew 8:28-34 Jesus heals two men with demons Commentary on Matthew 8 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 9 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 9:1-8 Jesus heals a paralyzed man -- Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus calls Matthew -- Matthew 9:14-17 the question abut fasting -- Matthew 9:18-26 official's daugher and woman with hemorrhage -- Matthew 9:27-31 Jesus heals two blind men -- Matthew 9:32-38 Jesus heals a mute person A Mishnaic Commentary on Matthew 9.23-24 Daniel B. Wallace Commentary on Matthew 9 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 10 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 10:1-7 Jesus calls twelve to be his apostles -- Matthew 10:7-15 the mission of the twelve -- Matthew 10:16-23 coming persecutions -- Matthew 10:24-33 courage under persecution -- Matthew 10:34-11:1 Jesus: a cause of division The Sparrow's Fall (Mt 10:29) H.F. Stander Theological Perspective and Matthew 10:23b Charles H. Giblin Commentary on Matthew 10 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 11 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 11:2-15 the messengers from John the Baptist -- Matthew 11:16-19 parable of the pipers -- Matthew 11:20-24 lament for unrepentant cities -- Matthew 11:25-27 Jesus and his Father -- Matthew 11:28-30 rest for the weary Commentary on Matthew 11 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 12 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 12:1-8 Jesus the Lord of the Sabbath -- Matthew 12:9-14 Jesus cures man with paralyzed hand -- Matthew 12:14-21 God's Chosen Servant -- Matthew 12:22-30 Jesus and Beelzebul -- Matthew 12:31-32 the unforgiveable sin -- Matthew 12:33-37 good and bad fruit -- Matthew 12:38-42 sign of Jonah -- Matthew 12:43-45 the return of the evil spirit -- Matthew 12:46-50 the true family of Jesus Matthew's Decolonial Desire (Matthew 12:42; 27:19). A Postcolonial Feminist Reading of the Two Royal Women Jean K. Moore Commentary on Matthew 12 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 13 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 13:1-9 parable of the sower and the seed -- Matthew 13:10-17 the purpose of the parables -- Matthew 13:18-23 explanation of the parable of the sower -- Matthew 13:24-30 parable of the weeds among the wheat -- Matthew 13:31-35 parable of the mustard seed and the leaven -- Matthew 13:35-43 Jesus explains the parable of the weeds -- Matthew 13:44-46 parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl -- Matthew 13:47-53 parable of the dragnet -- Matthew 13:54-58 Jesus is rejected at Nazareth Commentary on Matthew 13 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 14 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 14:1-12 John the Baptist beheaded -- Matthew 14:13-21 first miracles of the loaves -- Matthew 14:22-36 Jesus walks on the water Commentary on Matthew 14 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 15 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 15:1-20 the traditions of the Pharisees -- Matthew 15:21-28 a woman's faith -- Matthew 15:29-39 Jesus' second miracle of the loaves Revisiting Justice in the First Four Beatitudes in Matthew (5:3-6) and the Story of the Canaanite Woman (Mt 15:21-28): A postcolonial reading Lazare S. Rukundwa and Andries G. Van Aarde Enemies of Israel: Ruth and the Canaanite Woman Glenna S. Jackson A Gentile Woman's Story Sharon H. Ringe Do Mark 7:1-23 and Matthew 15:1-20 condone the unusual practices of New Prophetic Pentecostal Churches? Vuyisile Qiki, Llewellyn Howes Commentary on Matthew 15 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 16 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 16:1-4 interpreting signs from heaven -- Matthew 16:5-12 leaven of the Pharisees -- Matthew 16:13-23 Peter's declaration about Jesus -- Matthew 16:24-28 the cost of discipleship The Perfect Tense in Matthew 16:19 and Three Charismata Paul Elbert Evidence That the Perfect Tense in John 20:23 and Matthew 16:19 Is Mistranslated Julius R. Mantey The Gates of Hell (Matt. 16:18) Francis A. Sullivan Commentary on Matthew 16 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 17 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 17:1-9 Jesus transfigured -- Matthew 17:10-13 the coming of Elijah -- Matthew 17:14-21 Jesus heals a boy with a demon -- Matthew 17:22-27 Jesus predicts his passion, paying temple tax Commentary on Matthew 17 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 18 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 18:1-14 avaiding scandal, parable of the lost sheep -- Matthew 18:15-20 brotherly correction -- Matthew 18:21-35 parable of the unforgiving servant Power and Forgiveness in Matthew 18 Elaine J. Ramshaw Commentary on Matthew 18 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 19 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 19:1-12 Jesus' teaching on marriage and celibacy -- Matthew 19:13-15 Jesus blesses the children -- Matthew 19:16-22 the rich young man -- Matthew 19:23-30 the danger of riches Exegetical Study of Matthew 19:16-26 Matthew Paul Earnhardt Commentary on Matthew 19 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 20 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers The Parable of the Living Wage? Jack Mahoney SJ Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 20:1-16 parable of the workers in the vineyard -- Matthew 20:17-28 ambition of James and John -- Matthew 20:29-34 Jesus heals two blind men Commentary on Matthew 20 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 21 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 21:1-17 Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem -- Matthew 21:18-22 lesson of barren fig tree and faith -- Matthew 21:23-27 the authority of Jesus is questioned -- Matthew 21:28-32 parable of the two sons -- Matthew 21:33-46 parable of the tenants The Use of Isaiah 5,1-7 in the Parable of the Tenants (Mark 12,1-12; Matthew 21,33-46) W. J. C. Weren The Two Asses of Zechariah 9:9 in Matthew 21 David Instone-Brewer Commentary on Matthew 21 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 22 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 22:1-14 parable of the wedding feast -- Matthew 22:15-22 question about paying taxes -- Matthew 22:23-33 the Sadducees and the resurrection -- Matthew 22:34-40 the greatest commandment of all -- Matthew 22:41-46 whose Son is the Christ? Wedding Banquet Parable of Jesus - Matthew 22:1-14: Commentary Steve Wickham "Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen" (Matthew 22:14) Herbert Musurillo Commentary on Matthew 22 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 23 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 23:1-12 Jesus' warning against Pharisaism -- Matthew 23:13-22 Jesus' woes upon the Pharisees -- Matthew 23:23-26 neglecting weightier matters of the law -- Matthew 23:27-36 white-washed tombs -- Matthew 23:37-39 Jesus' lament over Jerusalem Matthew 23:2-4: Does Jesus Recognize the Authority of the Pharisees and Does He Endorse Their Halakhah? Noel S Rabbinowitz The Messiah as the Tutor: The Meaning of kathemetes in Matthew 23:10 Bruce W. Winter Commentary on Matthew 23 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 24 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 24:1-14 endurance in time of tribulation -- Matthew 24:15-35 the coming of the Son of Man -- Matthew 24:36-51 the need for watchfulness The Dissection of the Wicked Servant in Matthew 24:51 David C. Sim A Note on Matthew 24:10-12 David Wenham Commentary on Matthew 24 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 25 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 25:1-13 parable of the ten bridesmaids -- Matthew 25:14-30 parable of the talents -- Matthew 25:31-46 final judgment: the sheep and the goats Identifying the Talents: Contextual Clues for the Interpretation of the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) Ben Chenoweth, SIL The "Parable" of the Sheep and the Goats: A Challenge to Christian Ethics John R. Donahue Commentary on Matthew 25 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 26 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 26:1-14 Jesus anointed at Bethany -- Matthew 26:14-25 Judas agrees to betray Jesus -- Matthew 26:26-29 the Lord's Supper -- Matthew 26:30-35 Jesus predicts Peter's denial -- Matthew 26:36-46 the agony in the garden -- Matthew 26:47-56 Jesus arrested -- Matthew 26:57-68 Jesus before the Sanhedrin -- Matthew 26:69-75 Peter disowns Jesus A Mishnaic Commentary on Matthew 26.29 and 39 Daniel B. Wallace, Th.M., Ph.D. Commentary on Matthew 26 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 27 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 27:1-10 Judes hangs himself -- Matthew 27:11-31 Jesus before Pilate and his scourging -- Matthew 27:32-44 -- the crucifixion -- Matthew 27:45-56 the death of Jesus -- Matthew 27:57-66 the burial of Jesus Commentary on Matthew 27 St. Thomas Aquinas Matthew 28 Catena Aurea Commentary by Church Fathers Texts and meditations by Don Schwager Matthew 28:1-8 the women at the tomb -- Matthew 28:8-15 tale of the guards anc chief priests -- Matthew 28:16-20 the great commission Matthew, Paul and the Origin and Nature of the Gentile Mission: The Great Commission in Matthew 28:16-20 As an Anti-Pauline Tradition David C. Sim Reading Matthew 28:16-20 with Others: How it deconstructs our Western concept of mission Daniel Patte Matthew 28:16-20 Anglican consultation in Bangalore Commentary on Matthew 28 St. Thomas Aquinas Broken links? 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