| INTRODUCTION |
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| 1. A "Jewish" Commentary |
1 |
| 2. Text and Language |
3 |
| 3. Composition and Sources |
4 |
| 4. Origin and Authorship |
8 |
| 5. Setting |
10 |
| 6. Theological Perspectives |
17 |
| 7. Matthew and Anti-Semitism |
20 |
| 8. General Bibliography |
22 |
| TRANSLATION, NOTES, INTERPRETATION |
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| 1. The Birth-Record of Jesus (1:1-17) |
27 |
| 2. The Birth of Jesus (1:18-25) |
34 |
| 3. The Visit of the Magi and the Flight to Egypt (2:1-23) |
40 |
| 4. John the Baptist (3:1-6) |
50 |
| 5. John's Preaching (3:7-10) |
55 |
| 6. The Baptisms of John and Jesus (3:11-12) |
58 |
| 7. Jesus Made Manifest (3:13-17) |
61 |
| 8. The Testing of God's Son (4:1-11) |
65 |
| 9. Jesus Begins in Galilee (4:12-25) |
70 |
| 10. Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount (5:1-20) |
77 |
| 11. Six "Antitheses" (5:21-48) |
85 |
| 12. Three Acts of Piety (6:1-18) |
93 |
| 13. Other Teachings (6:19-7:12) |
100 |
| 14. Warnings about Judgment (7:13-29) |
107 |
| 15. Jesus the Healers (8:1-17) |
112 |
| 16. More Acts of Power (8:18-9:8) |
118 |
| 17. Interlude (9:9-17) |
125 |
| 18. More Healings (9:18-34) |
130 |
| 19. Setting (9:35-10:4) |
135 |
| 20. Mission to Israel (10:5-15) |
139 |
| 21. Future Sufferings (10:26-42) |
144 |
| 22. Other Instructions (10:26-42) |
149 |
| 23. John and Jesus (11:1-9) |
154 |
| 24. Threats against Unrepentants Citites (11:20-24) |
163 |
| 25. Revelation and Its Recipients (11:25-30) |
166 |
| 26. Two Sabbath Controversies (12:1-4) |
171 |
| 27. Jesus As God's Servant (12:15-21) |
179 |
| 28. The Source of Jesus' Power (12:22-37) |
182 |
| 29. The Sign of Jonah (12:38-42) |
187 |
| 30. This Evil Generation; The Family of Jesus (12:43-50) |
190 |
| 31. The Parable of the Sower (13:1-23) |
193 |
| 32. Other Parables (13:24-52) |
203 |
| 33. Rejection of His Own (13:53-58) |
210 |
| 34. The Death of John the Baptist (14:1-12) |
214 |
| 35. The Feeding of the Five Thousand (14:13-21) |
218 |
| 36. Walking on the Water (14:22-36) |
223 |
| 37. Debate about Tradition (15:1-20) |
228 |
| 38. The Canaanite Woman (15:21-28) |
234 |
| 39. Healings (15:29-31) |
239 |
| 40. Feeding of the Four Thousand (15:32-39) |
240 |
| 41. A Controversy and a Conversation (16:1-12) |
243 |
| 42. Promise to Peter; First Passion Prediction (16:13-28) |
246 |
| 43. The Transfiguration and Elijah (17:1-13) |
253 |
| 44. The Disciples' Little Faith (17:14-20) |
257 |
| 45. Second Passion Prediction; Temple Tax (17:22-27) |
260 |
| 46. Care for the "Little Ones" (18:1-14) |
263 |
| 47. The Brother Who Sins (18:15-35) |
268 |
| 48. Marriage and Divorce, Celibacy, Children (19:1-15) |
272 |
| 49. The Dangers of Wealth (19:16-30) |
277 |
| 50. The Parable of the Good Employer (20:1-16) |
282 |
| 51. The Cup of Suffering (20:17-28) |
286 |
| 52. The Healing Son of David (20:29-34) |
289 |
| 53. Jesus' Entrance into Jerusalem and Its Temple (21:1-17) |
292 |
| 54. The Fig Tree (21:18-22) |
296 |
| 55. Jesus and John (21:23-32) |
298 |
| 56. The Parable of the Vineyard (21:33-46) |
301 |
| 57. The Parable of the Wedding Feast (22:1-14) |
305 |
| 58. Taxes to Caesar (22:15-22) |
309 |
| 59. Resurrection (22:23-33) |
312 |
| 60. The Great Commandment (22:34-40) |
314 |
| 61. David's Son or Lord? (22:41-46) |
317 |
| 62. Good Deeds and Prestige (23:1-12) |
319 |
| 63. The Woes against the Scribes and Pharisees (23:13-31) |
324 |
| 64. Final Warning (23:32-39) |
328 |
| 65. The Beginning of the Birthpangs (24:1-14) |
331 |
| 66. The Coming of the Son of Man (24:15-31) |
336 |
| 67. Parables of Watchfulness (24:32-51) |
341 |
| 68. The Parable of the Ten Maidens (25:1-13) |
347 |
| 69. The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30) |
351 |
| 70. The Judgment (25:31-46) |
355 |
| 71. The Plot to Kill Jesus (26:1-16) |
361 |
| 72. Jesus' Last Passover (26:17-35) |
365 |
| 73. The Arrest of Jesus (26:1-16) |
372 |
| 74. The Jewish "Trial" and Peter's Denial (26:57-75) |
378 |
| 75. The Condemnation of Jesus and Judas' Death (27:1-10) |
384 |
| 76. The Condemnation of Jesus (27:11-26) |
387 |
| 77. The Crucifixion of Jesus (27:27-44) |
393 |
| 78. The Death of Jesus (27:45-56) |
399 |
| 79. The Burial of Jesus (27:57-66) |
404 |
| 80. The Empty Tomb (28:1-15) |
408 |
| 81. The Great Commission (28:16-20) |
414 |
| INDEXES |
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| 1. Principal Ancient Parallels |
419 |
| 2. Subjects |
424 |
| 3. Authors |
426 |