The Gospel According to Saint Matthew Introduction and Commentary
- London SCM Press Ltd 1971
- 168p
includes index and biblioraphy
The good news The oral tradition Q The appearance of the gospels According to matthew The background of the gospel The five books of matthew Who was the author where did he write when did he write conclusion The birth and traning of the messiah The royal lineage of jesus The supernatural birth of jesus The story of the wise men The flight into Egypt and the massacre of the innocents The return to Nazareth The virgin birth and the credibility of miracles the forerunner and his preaching The baptism of the messiah The temptations of the messiah The ministry in galilee The kingdom of heaven The beatitudes true happiness Witness before the world The new ethic and the old law The sixth commandment fulfilled The law of divorce The third commandment fulfilled The law of revenge The christian law of love Almsgiving Prayer Fasting Earthly and heavenly treasure Anxiety and trust in god Right judgement about men Right judgement about god The two ways The criterion of true discipleship The final parable The authority of jesus The cleansing of the leper The healing of the centurion`s boy The cost of discipleship The stilling of the strom The gadarene demoniacs The restoration of the paralytic The call of matthew the publican The ruler`s daughter and the woman with the issue of blood The healing of two blind men The healing of the dumb demoniac prelude to the mission of the twelve The twelve apostles The field and method of evangelism The certainty of persecution The missionaries under persection conclusion of the mission charge The Baptist doubt and jesus reassurance Jesus estimate of john The blindness of the galilaean cities and its consequence jesus the source of revelation jesus attitude to the sabbath The withdrawal of jesus The beelzebub charge The demand for a sign and its refusal Anote on exorcism The kinsfolk of jesus The parables of the kingdom The parable of the sower The reason for speaking in parables The explanation of the parable of the sower The parable of the tares The mustard seed and the leaven The explanation of the parable of the tares The treasure hid in a field and the pearl of great price The drag net conclusion Jesus and the death of John the Baptist The feeding of the five thousand The walking on the water Clean and unclean A conversation about leaven The nature of jesus messiahship The transfiguration Aquestion about Elijah The Epileptic boy The coin in the fish mouth Humility and responsibility The church discipline The parable of the unmerciful servant The journey to jerusalem Marriage and DIVORCE Celibacy Children The peril of Riches: An object lesson The reward of self- sacrifice The parable of the labourers in the vineyard Third prediction of the passion James and john and the privilege of service The healing at jericho The triumphal entry The cleansing of the temple The cursing of the fig tree By what authority The two sons and the wicked husbandmen The marriage feast of the kings son Pharises and herodians and the tribute money The sadducees and the resurrection The great commandment Whose son is the messiah Denunciation of the pharisees and a warning to disciples The seven woves Lamentation over jerusalem The destruction of the temple foretold The signs before the end The distress in judaea The coming of the son of man and the end The time of the end The unexpectedness of the coming The need of watchfulness The parable of the ten virgins The parable of the talents The judgement of the son of man The plot to kill jesus The anointing at bethany The betrayal The last supper The Institution of the eucharist Gethsemane The inquiry before the sanhedrin Peter`s denials The second meeting of the sanhedrin The end of judas The trial before pilate The crucifixion of the messiah The death of the messiah The burial of the body of jesus The setting of the guard Th