Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Matthew

Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, PhD, (1940-2014), was professor of New Testament at Boston College and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Massachusetts. He wrote numerous scholarly works, including What Are We Hoping For? New Testament Images, The Gospel of Mark, Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem: A Biblical Guide to Living Wisely, and The Letter to the Hebrews, all published by Liturgical Press. He served as editor of New Testament Abstracts from 1972 until his death.

• CONTENTSEditor's Preface ixAbbreviations xiIntroduction1. A "Jewish" Commentary 12. Text and Language 33. Composition and Sources 44. Origin and Authorship 85. Setting 106. Theological Perspectives 177. Matthew and Anti-Semitism 208. General Bibliography 22Translation, Notes, Interpretation1. The Birth-Record of Jesus (1:1-17) 272. The Birth of Jesus (1:18-25) 343. The Visit of the Magi and the Flight to Egypt (2:1-23) 404. John the Baptist (3:1-6) 505. John's Preaching (3:7-10) 556. The Baptisms of John and Jesus (3:11-12) 587. Jesus Made Manifest (3:13-17) 618. The Testing of God's Son (4:1-11) 659. Jesus Begins in Galilee (4:12-25) 7010. Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount (5:1-20) 7711. Six "Antitheses" (5:21-48) 8512. Three Acts of Piety (6:1-18) 93 13. Other Teachings (6:19-7:12) 10014. Warnings about Judgment (7:13-29) 10715. Jesus the Healer (8:1-17) 11216. More Acts of Power (8:18-9:8) 11817. Interlude (9:9-17) 12518. More Healings (9:18-34) 13019. Setting (9:35-10:4) 13520. Mission to Israel (10:5-15) 13921. Future Sufferings (10:16-25) 14422. Other Instructions (10:26-42) 14923. John and Jesus (11:1-19) 15424. Threats against Unrepentant Cities (11:20-24) 16325. Revelation and Its Recipients (11:25-30) 16626. Two Sabbath Controversies (12:1-14) 17127. Jesus As God's Servant (12:15-21) 17928. The Source of Jesus' Power (12:22-37) 18229. The Sign of Jonah (12:38-42) 18730. This Evil Generation; The Family of Jesus (12:43-50) 19031. The Parable of the Sower (13:1-23) 19332. Other Parables (13:24-52) 20333. Rejection of His Own (13:53-58) 21034. The Death of John the Baptist (14:1-12) 21435. The Feeding of the Five Thousand (14:13-21) 21836. Walking on the Water (14:22-36) 22337. Debate about Tradition (15:1-20) 22838. The Canaanite Woman (15:21-28) 23439. Healings (15:29-31) 23940. Feeding of the Four Thousand (15:32-39) 24041. A Controversy and a Conversation (16:1-12) 24342. Promise to Peter; First Passion Prediction (16:13-28) 24643. The Transfiguration and Elijah (17:1-13) 25344. The Disciples' Little Faith (17:14-20) 25745. Second Passion Prediction; Temple Tax (17:22-27) 26046. Care for the "Little Ones" (18:1-14) 26347.The Brother Who Sins (18:15-35) 26848. Marriage and Divorce, Celibacy, Children (19:1-15) 27249. The Dangers of Wealth (19:16-30) 27750. The Parable of the Good Employer (20:1-16) 28251. The Cup of Suffering (20:17-28) 28652. The Healing Son of David (20:29-34) 28953. Jesus' Entrance into Jerusalem and Its Temple (21:1-17) 29254. The Fig Tree (21:18-22) 29655. Jesus and John (21:23-32) 29856. The Parable of the Vineyard (21:33-46) 30157. The Parable of the Wedding Feast (22:1-14) 30558. Taxes to Caesar (22:15-22) 30959. Resurrection (22:23-33) 31260. The Great Commandment (22:34-40) 31461. David's Son or Lord? (22:41-46) 31762. Good Deeds and Prestige (23:1-12) 31963. The Woes against the Scribes and Pharisees (23:13-31) 32464. Final Warning (23:32-39) 32865. The Beginning of the Birthpangs (24:1-14) 33166. The Coming of the Son of Man (24:15-31) 33667. Parables of Watchfulness (24:32-51) 34168. The Parable of the Ten Maidens (25:1-13) 34769. The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30) 35170. The Judgment (25:31-46) 35571. The Plot to Kill Jesus (26:1-16) 36172. Jesus' Last Passover (26:17-35) 36573. The Arrest of Jesus (26:36-56) 37274. The Jewish "Trial" and Peter's Denial (26:57-75) 37875. The Condemnation of Jesus and Judas' Death (27:1-10) 38476. The Condemnation of Jesus (27:11-26) 38777. The Crucifixion of Jesus (27:27-44) 39378. The Death of Jesus (27:45-56) 39979. The Burial of Jesus (27:57-66) 40480. The Empty Tomb (28:1-15) 40881. The Great Commission (28:16-20) 414Indexes1. Principal Ancient Parallels 4192. Subjects 4243. Authors 426Supplementary Bibliography 430

This is a balanced, well-informed, centrist commentary, with which the reviewer usually agrees and which he can heartily recommend.Revue Biblique