Table of Contents

Foreword

Abbreviations

Introduction

   §1   The Birth of Jesus (Matt. 1:1–25)

   §2   Adoration and Opposition (Matt. 2:1–23)

   §3   John the Baptist (Matt. 3:1–17)

   §4   Galilean Ministry Begins (Matt. 4:1–25)

   §5   Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Ethics and the Law (Matt. 5:1–48)

   §6   Sermon on the Mount: Prayer and Anxiety (Matt. 6:1–34)

   §7   Sermon on the Mount: By Their Fruits (Matt. 7:1–29)

   §8   A Ministry of Healing (Matt. 8:1–34)

   §9   A Ministry of Compassion (Matt. 9:1–38)

   §10   A Mission of the Twelve (Matt. 10:1–42)

   §11   Jesus’ Words About John the Baptist (Matt. 11:1–30)

   §12   Opposition Mounts (Matt. 12:1–50)

   §13   Parables of Jesus (Matt. 13:1–58)

   §14   Feeding of the Five Thousand (Matt. 14:1–36)

   §15   Defiled from Within (Matt. 15:1–39)

   §16   Peter’s Messianic Declaration (Matt. 16:1–28)

   §17   The Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1–27)

   §18   Humility and Forgiveness (Matt. 18:1–35)

   §19   Divorce and Riches (Matt. 19:1–30)

   §20   The Last Who Are First (Matt. 20:1–34)

   §21   The Triumphal Entry (Matt. 21:1–46)

   §22   The Great Commandment (Matt. 22:1–46)

   §23   Hypocrisy Denounced (Matt. 23:1–39)

   §24   Eschatological Discourse (Matt. 24:1–51)

   §25   Parables of Judgment (Matt. 25:1–46)

   §26   The Final Evening (Matt. 26:1–75)

   §27   The Trial and Death of Jesus (Matt. 27:1–66)

   §28   The Resurrection (Matt. 28:1–20)

For Further Reading

Subject Index

Scripture Index