New Commentary on Matthew: R. T. France in NICNT

R. T. France, Hon. Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Wales, Bangor, specializes in studies on Matthew and Mark. He has authored the IVPNT commentary on Matthew, Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher, two commentaries on Mark (Doubleday and NIGTC), Divine Government: God’s Kingship in the Gospel of Mark, and The Evidence for Jesus.

He now has a massive volume on Matthew (1233 pages!) in the NICNT series due out very soon. Amazon has the release date for the end of the month, Dove Books for Friday, and Eerdmans says that it is currently available.

Here’s a little about the volume:

From Eerdmans:

“It is a special pleasure to introduce R. T. (Dick) France’s commentary to the pastoral and scholarly community, who should find it a truly exceptional—and helpful—volume.” So says Gordon Fee in his preface to this work. France’s masterful commentary on Matthew focuses on exegesis of Matthew’s text as it stands rather than on the prehistory of the material or details of Synoptic comparison. It is concerned throughout with what Matthew himself meant to convey about Jesus and how he set about doing so within the cultural and historical context of first-century Palestine.

Amid the wide array of Matthew commentaries available today, France’s world-class stature, his clear focus on Matthew and Jesus, his careful methodology, and his user-friendly style promise to make this volume an enduring standard for years to come.

From Dove Books:

R. T. France offers an extremely thorough exegesis of each section as part of a carefully planned literary whole, supplemented by verse-by verse comment. He focuses on Matthew’s text as it stands, rather than the prehistory of the material or any synoptic differences, concerned with what Matthew meant to convey about Jesus. This substantial volume is a sustained attempt to read the text in the cultural and historical context of first-century Palestine, with special attention paid to the distinctiveness of Galilee and the social dynamics involved in a Galilean Messiah in Jerusalem. Based on the author’s own English translation of the biblical text, and with an extensive amount of easily accessible footnotes, The Gospel of Matthew reflects both France’s deep appreciation of the apostle’s authorship and his sense of the importance of Matthew’s subject matter.

HT: Michael F. Bird and Jim West

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