Understanding Matthew: The Early Christian Worldview of the First Gospel (2006 Westerholm), book

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Understanding Matthew: The Early Christian Worldview of the First Gospel (2006) is a book by Stephen Westerholm.

Abstract

"Stephen Westerholm provides an engaging guide to the gospel of Matthew. His goal is that readers "begin to understand how Matthew made sense of things, and to see how it makes sense to make sense of things that way ... Westerholm begins by introducing the idea of a worldview and considers what that might have looked like for early Jewish Christians. He surveys Matthew's account of God's dealings with Israel and Jesus's proclamation of the kingdom of God. He then considers Jesus's call to discipleship and illustrates it from the life and writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ... Westerholm's study is a broadly accessible work that will provide students and pastors with an excellent introduction to the gospel of Matthew."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2006.

Table of contents

Of worldviews and perspectives --; No worry, no fear --; Who does that? --; Dialogue with the Almighty --; Dawn of a new age --; The Lord of the disciple --; The life of the disciple --; The story of Matthew

External links

  • [ Google Books]