| Matthew Contributor(s): Turner, David L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801026849 ISBN-13: 9780801026843 Publisher: Baker Academic OUR PRICE: $62.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: New Testament scholar and professor David L. Turner offers a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on Matthew in this latest addition to the BECNT series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, Turner leads readers through all aspects of the Gospel of Matthew???sociological, historical, and theological???to help them better understand and explain this key New Testament book. He also includes important insights into the Jewish background of this Gospel. As with all BECNT volumes, Matthew features the author??'s detailed interaction with the Greek text. This commentary admirably achieves the dual aims of the series???academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility???making it a useful tool for students, professors, and pastors. The user-friendly design includes shaded-text chapter introductions summarizing the key themes of each thought unit. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 226.207 |
| LCCN: 2007031941 |
| Series: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament |
| Physical Information: 1.89" H x 6.52" W x 9.28" (2.72 lbs) 848 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: New Testament scholar and professor David L. Turner offers a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on Matthew in this latest addition to the BECNT series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, Turner leads readers through all aspects of the Gospel of Matthew--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand and explain this key New Testament book. He also includes important insights into the Jewish background of this Gospel. As with all BECNT volumes, Matthew features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text. This commentary admirably achieves the dual aims of the series--academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility--making it a useful tool for students, professors, and pastors. The user-friendly design includes shaded-text chapter introductions summarizing the key themes of each thought unit. |
Contributor Bio(s): Turner, David L.: - David L. Turner (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is professor of New Testament and systematic theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the author of the Matthew commentary in Cornerstone Biblical Commentary. |