The Lectionary Commentary: Theological Exegesis for Sunday's Texts, the Third Readings
Subtitle: The Gospels (Lectionary Commentary)
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: October 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 655
ISBN-13: 9780802847539
Subjects: Religion; Preaching; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Sermons - Christian; Reference; Bible - Commentaries - New Testament; Common lectionary (1992); Christian Ministry - Preaching; Bible; Homiletical use; Lectionary preaching
First sentence: Although Luke and John start elsewhere, Matthew's genealogy introduces Jesus' background by affirming that he is an heir to and the climax of Israel's history.