Contents

Editors' Preface   ix
Introduction   xi
THE PROLOGUE   1

            BOOK ONE
THE SON BEGINS TO PROCLAIM THE KINGDOM
I.  Narrative: Beginnings of the Ministry   21
II.  Discourse: The Sermon on the Mount   37
            BOOK TWO
THE MISSION OF JESUS AND HIS DISCIPLES IN GALILEE
I.  Narrative: The Cycle of Nine Miracle Stories   79
II.  Discourse: The Mission, Past and Future   102
            BOOK THREE
JESUS MEETS OPPOSITION FROM ISRAEL
I.  Narrative: Jesus Disputes With Israel and Condemns It   119
II.  Discourse: Jesus Withdraws From Israel Into Parabolic Speech   141
            BOOK FOUR
THE MESSIAH FORMS HIS CHURCH AND PROPHESIES HIS PASSION
I.  Narrative: The Itinerant Jesus Prepares for the Church by His Deeds   157
II.  Discourse: Church Life and Order   199
            BOOK FIVE
THE MESSIAH AND HIS CHURCH ON THE WAY TO THE PASSION
I.  Narrative: Jesus Leads His Disciples to the Cross As He Confounds His Enemies   213
II.  Discourse: The Last Judgment   276
            THE CLIMAX
THE DEATH-RESURRECTION
I.  From Wednesday to Thursday Night   309
II.  From Friday Morning to Saturday   336
III.  From Sunday to the End of the Age   359

Suggested Reading List for Matthew   375