Matthew and the Margins Religion_ Biblical Studies Ched Myers

Ched Myers

Their stories call us to witness God's compassionate love

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Matthew and the Margins Religion_ Biblical Studies Ched Myers"Superb . . . . belongs among a small but growing circle of mature American commentaries that combine social scientific approaches [and] profound hermeneutical reflection. " Walter Wink This verse by verse commentary presents the Gospel of Matthew as a counter narrative that shapes the group of Jesus's followers as an alternative community able to resist the dominant authorities both in Rome and in the synagogue. The Gospel anticipates the time when