Matthew

Matthew and the Margins: A Sociopolitical and Religious Reading by Warren Carter Pherigo Chair in New Testament at the Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City) (Bible & Liberation Series: Orbis) We cannot escape the social place of the Gospels. Member of the early church wrote them while it was a small Jewish sect that appealed to the poor and marginalized of society. Carter provides readers with a new, informative, challenging, and thought provoking commentary emphasizing the roles of marginality and empire in the Gospel of Matthew. Verse by verse, Carter presents this key gospel as a counter-narrative shaping the followers of Jesus as an alternative community, resisting the authorities of both synagogue and state. Highly recommended for students of New Testament studies, Matthew and the Margins provides readers with a provocative new commentary that emphasizes the roles of marginality and empire in the Gospel of Matthew. Verse by verse, Warren Carter presents this gospel as a counter-narrative shaping the followers of Jesus as an alternative community, resisting the authorities of both synagogue and state. He shows how the Gospel anticipates the time when Jesus' return will establish God's reign over all‑including the imperial powers of Rome.

Carter begins with a masterful introduction that outlines this approach and thoroughly surveys other Literature on Matthew. Breaking the gospel into five narrative blocks, Carter carefully considers historical, literary, cultural and ecclesial factors as he explores the themes of marginality and power in each section. Matthew and the Margins offers a fascinating new look into the Gospel of Matthew that is sure to inspire thought and debate for years to come. Matthew and the Margins reveals and documents how the Gospel anticipates the time when Jesus' return will establish God's reign over all -- including the imperial powers of the state.

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