Download or read book Matthew (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament) written by Charles H. Talbert and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fresh commentary, the fourth of eighteen volumes in the Paideia series, a leading New Testament scholar examines cultural context and theological meaning in Matthew. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by • Attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs • Showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits • Commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book • Focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text • Making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format