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Publication Date: 20 Mar 2014
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Page Count: 224
Author: Ian Boxall
ISBN-13: 9780281067176, 9780281067183

Discovering Matthew

Content, Interpretation, Reception
By Ian Boxall
Discovering Matthew is an accessible introduction to the origins, themes and main characters in the first Gospel by Ian Boxall
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Discovering Matthew is an accessible introduction to the Gospel of Matthew. This guide by Ian Boxall aims to encourage in-depth study of the first of the Gospels.

Discovering Matthew is a commentary written for those that want to genuinely grapple with the theological and historical questions raised by the text by providing a map to the Gospel as a whole.

This introduction reflects on the sources, origins, themes and characters, covering a wide variety of topics and helping the reader understand the scholarly debates surrounding the Gospel of Matthew.

This biblical exegesis is perfect for those studying theology, bringing in historical context and current approaches to understanding scripture.
Ian Boxall is Senior Tutor and Tutor in New Testament, St Stephen’s House, Oxford, and a member of the Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford. His most recent publications include Revelation: Vision and Insight (SPCK 2002), The Revelation of St John (Black’s New Testament Commentaries; Continuum/Hendrickson 2006), New Testament Interpretation (SCM Studyguides; SCM 2007) and The Books of the New Testament (SCM Studyguides; SCM 2007).

If you have the luxury of time to set aside for a serious course of study , there is no better place to start than Ian Boxhall’s recently published Discovering Matthew. This is a masterly overview of current scholarship, reception history and textual analysis. The question of authorship and the historical and social context are all expertly laid out in an economical format.

- Kirsty Anderson, Reviews Editor @ The Reader Magazine & Marion Gray Chair of Reader Editorial Committee
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Discovering Matthew is an accessible introduction to the Gospel of Matthew. This guide by Ian Boxall aims to encourage in-depth study of the first of the Gospels.

Discovering Matthew is a commentary written for those that want to genuinely grapple with the theological and historical questions raised by the text by providing a map to the Gospel as a whole.

This introduction reflects on the sources, origins, themes and characters, covering a wide variety of topics and helping the reader understand the scholarly debates surrounding the Gospel of Matthew.

This biblical exegesis is perfect for those studying theology, bringing in historical context and current approaches to understanding scripture.
Author
Ian Boxall is Senior Tutor and Tutor in New Testament, St Stephen’s House, Oxford, and a member of the Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford. His most recent publications include Revelation: Vision and Insight (SPCK 2002), The Revelation of St John (Black’s New Testament Commentaries; Continuum/Hendrickson 2006), New Testament Interpretation (SCM Studyguides; SCM 2007) and The Books of the New Testament (SCM Studyguides; SCM 2007).
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If you have the luxury of time to set aside for a serious course of study , there is no better place to start than Ian Boxhall’s recently published Discovering Matthew. This is a masterly overview of current scholarship, reception history and textual analysis. The question of authorship and the historical and social context are all expertly laid out in an economical format.

- Kirsty Anderson, Reviews Editor @ The Reader Magazine & Marion Gray Chair of Reader Editorial Committee

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