The Gospel of Matthew (BN1144W)

Content

This unit is an introduction to the Gospel of Matthew, in which participants identify and interact with the gospel’s major themes. Attention is given to the broader social, cultural, political and religious contexts of the gospel. Practical components of the subject develop skills needed to teach the gospel in Christian contexts, for example, through preaching, Bible studies, or generation-specific programs.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Does not take the place of Interpreting the New Testament

Pedagogy

This unit seeks to engage students in differing ways of reading the biblical text, and in content delivered through lectures and readings. Guest lectures will form an important part of this unit as students engage with practitioners as it pertains to the teaching of biblical texts in a church context.

Indicative Bibliography

• Boxall, Ian. Discovering Matthew: Content, Interpretation, Reception. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2015.
• Brown, Jeannine K. The Gospels as Stories: A Narrative Approach to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2020.
• Byrne, Brendan. Lifting the Burden, Reading Matthew’s Gospel in the Church Today. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2004.
• Case-Winters, Anna. Matthew: A Theological Commentary on the Bible. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015.
• France, R.T. The Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2007.
• Green, Joel B. and Lee Martin McDonald, editors. The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013.
• Levine, Amy-Jill and Mark Zvi Brettler, editors. The Jewish Annotated New Testament. Second edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press USA, 2017.
• Reid, Barbara E. The Gospel According to Matthew. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2005.
• Uytanlet, Samson L. and Kiem-Kiok Kwa. Matthew: A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary. Cumbria, UK: Langham Global Library, 2017.
• Wainwright, Elaine M. Matthew: An Introduction and Study Guide: The Basileia of the Heavens Is Near at Hand. Second edition. London, UK: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017.

Assessment