Description
What is different about this commentary?
Many museums around the world contain Renaissance paintings of biblical scenes. These paintings are beautiful and reflect exceptional artistic skill. However, all the biblical characters where Renaissance clothing, not the clothing of biblical times. If the early Christians had seen these paintings, they would have been startled at the novel clothing on the people.
Modern commentaries are often like these Renaissance paintings. The ceommentators are skilled communicators, masters of their art. Their verbal illustrations are engaging, and their explanations of Scripture resonate with the 21st century Christians. However, the clothe the teachings of Jesus and His apostles with ideas and viewpoints that were wholly foreign to the first century Christians.
The Historic Faith Commentary Series is designed to help readers see the Scriptures through the eyes of the Christians who lived in the early centuries after Christ. It brings the Scriptures to life - not by gabing the people in the 1st century in 21st century clothes - but by clothing them in ancient garments. As a result, the reader is certain to find new insights (really, ancient ones) from the Gospel of Matthew.
This first volume in the series covers Matthew chapters 1-13, which includes an in-depth discussion of the Sermon on the Mount.
Scroll Publishing, copyright 2020, hardback, 502 pages.