This book is historical in drawing extensively on great church teachers through the centuries and on the classical Christian creeds and confessions. It is theological, in that, it unpacks the doctrines in each passage, chapter, and section of the Gospel. Consciously attempting to bridge past and present, Bruner asks both what Matthew's Gospel said to its first hearers and what it says to readers today. Volume 2 of Bruner's commentary is called "The Churchbook", because Bruner sees Matthew 13-28 as concerned primarily with the life of the church and discipleship. Continuing his Volume 1 Christbook exposition, Bruner shows here how the focus of Matthew shifts, from Jesus teaching about who he is to teaching mainly about what his church is.Bruner's Churchbook commentary divides the second half of Matthew according to its major ecclesiological themes: the church's faith (chapters 13-17), the church's love (18-20), the church's history (21-23), the church's hope (24-25), and the church's passion (26-28). Eminently readable, rich in biblical insight, and ecumenical in tone, Bruner's two-volume commentary on Matthew now stands among the best in the field.
Frederick Dale Bruner is Wasson Professor Emeritus of Religion at Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington.
Chapter 13: The Sermon of ParablesTHE DOCTRINE OF THE KINGDOM OF GODChapter 14: The Five ReceptionsTHE DOCTRINE OF HUMAN RESPONSEChapter 15:The Doctrine of Catholic-Evangelical Faith(Catholic EvangelicalismChapter 16: The Doctrine of the ChurchChapter 17: The Doctrine of PowerMatthew: A Commentary -- Volume 2: The Churchbook, Matthew 13-28Frederick Dale Bruner$40.00 PaperbackIn stockUsually ships within 3 business daysRevised and Expanded Editions edition; 886 pages; dimensions (in inches): 6.25 x 9.25; 2007ISBN: 978-0-8028-4507-8You can always remove it later.Quantity:Safe Shopping GuaranteeDescription Reviews Table of ContentsPreface to the Revised and Expanded EditionMajor AbbreviationsChapter 13: The Sermon of ParablesTHE DOCTRINE OF THE KINGDOM OF GODThe Big Field ParablesThe Parable of the Sower, 13:1-9The Great Aside: The Paragraph of Privilege, 13:10-17The Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower, 13:18-23The Parable of the Weeds, 13:24-30The Little Seed ParablesThe Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven, 13:31-33The Minor Aside: The Second Paragraph of Privilege, 13:34-35The Interpretation of the Parable of the Weeds, 13:36-43The Gem Parables: The Treasure and the Pearl, 13:44-46The Warning Parable of the Net, 13:47-50The Final Aside: The Ministry of the Christian Scholar, 13:51-53A Summary of the Seven ParablesChapter 14: The Five ReceptionsTHE DOCTRINE OF HUMAN RESPONSENazareth's Mental Rejection, 13:54-58Herod's Moral Rejection (the Beheading of John the Baptist), 14:1-12The Disciples' Material Reservation (the Questioned Feeding of the Five Thousand), 14:13-21Peter's Mixed Reception of Much and Little Faith (Walking on and Sinking in the Water), 14:22-33Gennesaret's Model Reception, 14:34-36Chapter 15:The Doctrine of Catholic-Evangelical Faith(Catholic Evangelicalism)Sola Scriptura, Pro Homine: Scripture in the Service of People, 15:1-20Sola Scriptura: The Scriptural-Theological Principle. The Tradition-of-the-Elders Story, 15:1-9Pro Homine: The Personal-Ethical Principle. The Clean-and-Unclean Story, 15:10-20Sola Fide: The Faith Principle. The Canaanite Woman's Faith, 15:21-28Sola Gratia: The Grace Principle. The Feeding of the Four Thousand, 15:29-39The Introductory Healing Meeting, 15:29-31The Feeding of the Four Thousand, 15:32-39Solus Christus: The Christ Principle. The Demand for a Sign and the Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, 16:1-4, 5-12The Demand for a Sign, 16:1-4The Leaven of the Serious and Sophisticated, 16:5-12Chapter 16: The Doctrine of the ChurchConfessing Jesus as the Divine Christ by Faithful Teaching(Christocentricity), 16:13-20The Classical Roman Catholic Position on PeterThe Classical Reformation Position on PeterFollowing Jesus as the Suffering Christ by Faithful Living(Crucio-Christocentricity), 16:21-28Jesus' Rebuke of Peter's Triumphalism, 16:21-23Jesus' Call to Discipleship, 16:24-28The More Passive Interpretation of Cross-bearingThe More Active Interpretation of Cross-bearingSummary and Conclusion of Chapter 16Chapter 17: The Doctrine of PowerThe Transfiguration: The Doctrine of Authoritative Power in the Church, 17:1-8The Elijah Conversation: The Doctrine of Suffering Power in Mission to the World, 17:9-13The Healing of the Disciples' Inability: The Doctrine of Helping Power in the World, 17:14-20Chapters 18-20: The Sermon on CommunityTHE LITTLE SERMON ON THE MOUNTChapter 18: The Sermon on the Congregation(Congregational Ethics)Chapter 19: God's Will for the Home (Domestic Ethics)Chapter 20: God's Will for Work (Vocational Ethics)Chapters 21-23: The Church's HistoryChapter 21: The Three Encounters and Three ParablesChapter 22: The Four QuestionsChapter 23: The Sermon of Seven Woes:Chapters 24-25: The Sermon on the End of the WorldChapter 24: The Sermon of SignsChapter 25: The Sermon of JudgmentChapters 26-28: The Church's PassionChapter 26A: The Worship StoriesChapter 26B-27A: The Trial StoriesChapter 27B: The CrossChapter 28: The Resurrection MissionGospel Parallels in Mark and Luke, II
Currents in Theology and Mission "This is a practical commentary for preachers and teachers in congregations. . . Marvelously successful." Perspectives in Religious Studies "The value of Bruner's work is that what he is doing is so desperately needed and so rarely done at the level of sophistication reflected in his two volumes." Samuel Hugh Moffett "An excitingly readable and innovative commentary on Matthew by one of America's master Bible teachers." Dialog "Often Bruner's expositions are so apposite that the preacher will be tempted to lift them whole into the sermon, for they bring the biblical message explicitly into the life of the congregation." William H. Willimon "Bruner is concerned with Christian formation, with the daily task of living faithfully within today's church. His applications of the Gospel of Matthew and his frequent excursions into contemporary dilemmas for the church, such as church-state relations, marriage, liberation theology, feminism, and war, provide many stimulating insights for contemporary Christians." Themelios "A hugely stimulating read . . . holds the reader's attention better than many commentaries. Emphases on mission and formation of Christian character also make this an important and valuable contribution to scholarship on Matthew's gospel." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society "It is hard to think of another commentary that is more fruitful in terms of stimulating the kind of thinking about the meaning of the text that is the prerequisite for good preaching and teaching." Eugene Peterson "This is the kind of commentary that I most want -- a theological wrestling with Scripture. Frederick Dale Bruner grapples with the text not only as a technical exegete (although he also does that very well) but as a church theologian, caring passionately about what these words tell us about God and ourselves. Here he places his considerable teaching gifts at the service of the Christian community, caring as much about us as he cares about the text. His Matthew commentary is in the grand traditions of Augustine, Calvin, and Luther -- expansive and leisurely, loving the text, the people in it, and the Christians who read it."
