Table of Contents
Series Preface 9
Preface 15
Abbreviations 17
Introduction 18
Matthew 1 In the Beginning 23
Matthew 2 Terror and Escape 37
Matthew 3 Tin Baptist 43
Matthew 4 Ministry 50
Matthew 5 The Sermon 55
Matthew 6 Practicing Prayer 74
Matthew 7 The Wav of the Church 84
Matthew 8-9 The Power of the Kingdom 93
Matthew 10 The Sending 105
Matthew 11-12 "Are You the One to Come?" 113
Matthew 13 The Parable of the Kingdom 126
Matthew 14-15 John's Death, Jesus's Miracles, and Controversies 137
Matthew 16 "Yon Are the Messiah" 146
Matthew 17 The Transfiguration 154
Matthew 18 The Church 160
Matthew 19-20 Marriage, Wealth, and Power 168
Matthew 21-22 Jerusalem and the Temple 181
Matthew 23 Jesus on the Attack 195
Matthew 24-25 Enduring 201
Matthew 26 Betrayal and Attest 213
Matthew 27 Crucifixion 229
Matthew 28 Resurrection 244
Bibliography 251
Subject Index 255
Scripture Index 263