Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies, and president emerita of Catholic Theological Union (the first woman who held the position). She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015. Her most recent publications are Luke 1–9 and Luke 10–24, co-authored with Shelly Matthews (WCS 43A, 43B; Liturgical Press, 2021); and At the Table of Holy Wisdom: Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical Interpretation (Paulist, 2023).

• CONTENTSAbbreviations    4THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEWIntroduction    5Text and Commentary    11The Origins of Jesus (1:1–4:11)    11The Beginnings of the Galilean Ministry (4:12–10:42)    29The Sermon on the Mount (5:1–7:28)    32Varying Responses to Jesus (11:1–16:12)    65Jesus and His Disciples on the Way to Jerusalem (16:13–20:34)    88Jerusalem; Jesus’ Final Days of Teaching in the Temple (21:1–28:15)    104Finale: Back to Galilee; Commission to the Whole World; Jesus’ Abiding Presence (28:16-20)    146Review Aids and Discussion Topics    148Index of Citations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church    155Maps    159

Reed's concise guide is an engaging distillation of the last two decades of research on the Gospel of Matthew; it promises to be a valuable aid to a wide variety of students of the gospel.Catholic Books Review