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Matthew 21:1-28:20 - Concordia Commentary
This Concordia Commentary carefully expounds the original Greek text and theology of Matthew. Dr. Gibbs employs a narrative approach that carefully attends to the literary structure of Matthew's unfolding message in his Gospel.
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In this Volume
Complete your study of Matthew with the final volume of Dr. Gibb’s Concordia Commentary on Matthew
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,” (Matthew 28:19) is the evangelistic call within Matthew, and Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs maintains that the text of Matthew was intended to serve “all nations” and the whole church rather than the some singular congregation as is argued by many contemporary scholars. Still, Gibbs interprets the text in light of the original cultural and religious context in which Matthew wrote, as well as the audience for whom he wrote. He employs a narrative approach that carefully attends to the literary structure of Matthew’s unfolding message in his Gospel. Themes that receive particular emphasis include Jesus’ mission to save his people from their sins; the reign of God in Jesus; the Son of God’s vicarious role as the substitute for Israel and for us; Jesus’ fulfillment of the OT; Jesus’ ministry of mighty word (preaching, calling disciples, teaching) and mighty deed (healing the sick, exorcizing, and raising the dead); how God’s grace in Jesus now comes to us through Word and Sacrament; and eschatology—that the end times have begun already with Jesus’ ministry, and the Christian lives with joyful hope in the promises yet to be fulfilled on the Last Day.
Features
- A conviction that the Gospels can and should be treated as independent, inspired sources, each to be interpreted in their own terms and in their own ways.
- A narrative approach and analysis of the life of Christ in the Gospel
- An extensive outline of how, when, and where Matthew wrote his Gospel
Essays
- The Son of God Dies: What Does This Mean?
- The Resurrection of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel and the New Testament
- An Introduction to the Eschatological Discourse (Matthew 24:1-26:1)
About the Author
Dr. Jeffrey A. Gibbs is professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. He studied at Rice University, Houston, Texas (B.A.), Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana (M.Div., S.T.M.), and Union Theological Seminary in Virginia (Ph.D.).
Endorsments
"Gibbs’ commentary on Matthew is a learned, carefully written, and fully accessible treatment of the First Gospel. It will introduce students to the Gospel’s message, aid pastors in its preaching, and enhance its teaching in the classroom. While providing a fresh translation of the Gospel’s text, the commentary captures magnificently the power and solemnity of the Gospel’s story of Jesus. The commentary likewise converses with the whole panoply of Matthean literature, both old and new. For anyone interested in the Gospel of Matthew, Gibbs’ commentary is simply “must reading.”
—Jack Dean Kingsbury, Aubrey Lee Brooks Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Jeffrey Gibbs consummates his marvelous elucidation of Matthew’s message with this third volume on chapters 21–28. He judiciously combines careful and insightful exegesis of the text, mastery of the Old Testament and historical backgrounds, and exhaustive research in scholarly literature with warmhearted application of the Gospel’s meaning for today. The encyclopedic scope of this commentary provides a rare service for the church as a gold mine for research, teaching, preaching, and personal devotion."
—David E. Garland, Professor of Christian Scriptures, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
"A master craftsman with both the language and the message of this Gospel, Gibbs again gives me what I need to preach Christ in the Matthean mode to twenty-first century hearers—and much more. He leads readers into Jesus’ world and his presence. He tunes our ears to what Matthew recounts of his experiences with the Lord. His carefully researched and clearly formulated exposition opens up the setting in first-century Jewish culture, the person of Jesus, and the significance of his words and actions in his cultural context and in ours. This commentary plunges us into the way of thinking Christ came to cultivate for his faithful."
—Robert Kolb, Professor of Systematic Theology Emeritus, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
About the Series
The Concordia Commentary Series: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture is written to enable pastors and teachers of the Word to proclaim the Gospel with greater insight, clarity, and faithfulness to the divine intent of the Biblical text.
The series will cover all the canonical books of the Old and New Testament, with an original translation and meticulous grammatical analysis of the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek of each text. The foremost interpretive lens centers on the unified proclamation of the person and work of Christ across every Scriptural book.
The Commentary fully affirms the divine inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of Scripture; Each passage bears witness to the confession that God has reconciled the world to Himself through the incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ His Son.
Authors expose the rich treasury of language, imagery, and thematic content of the Scripture, while supplementing their work with additional research in archaeology, history, and extrabiblical literature. Throughout, God’s Word emanates from authors careful attention and inculcates the ongoing life of the Church in Word, Sacrament, and daily confession.
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| Number of Pages | 880 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-13 | 9780758644381 |
| Books of Bible | Matthew |
| Section of Bible | New Testament, Gospels |
| Biblical People | Matthew |
| Authors | Jeffrey A. Gibbs |
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