Matthew /
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Author / Creator: | Talbert, Charles H. |
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Imprint: | Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2010. |
Description: | xxiii, 376 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Paideia = Paideia Paideia (Grand Rapids, Mich.) |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8139720 |
Summary: | 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 <br>- Attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs<br>- Showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits<br>- Commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book<br>- Focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text<br>- Making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format |
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Physical Description: | xxiii, 376 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-345) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780801031922 0801031923 |