Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Matthew

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Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Matthew is written by Daniel J. Harrington and published by Liturgical Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 081468307X (ISBN 10) and 9780814683071 (ISBN 13).

Matthew wrote his Gospel from his perspective as a Jew. It is with sensitivity to this perspective that Father Harrington undertakes this commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. After an introduction, he provides a literal translation of each section in Matthew's Gospel and explains the textual problems, philological difficulties, and other matters in the notes. He then presents a literary analysis of each text (content, form, use of sources, structure), examines the text against its Jewish background, situates it in the context of Matthew's debate with other first-century Jews, and reflects on its significance for Christian theology and Christian-Jewish relations. Bibliographies direct the reader to other important modern studies.