Azzam N. Ahmed, M.D.
Annotated Bibliography for the study of Matthew 6:19-21
22 February 2000
- Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament. 1997.
For the purpose of careful reading, one must recognize that sometimes
the biblical authors did not write clearly, so that the original texts
contain certain phrases that are ambiguous or difficult to understand.
In some instances translators have to guess at meanings. To portray
Jesus, it is helpful to keep distinct three portraits: the actual Jesus,
the historical Jesus and the Gospel Jesus.
- O. Lamar Cope, Matthew, A Scribe Trained for the Kingdom of Heaven..
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 5. 1976. The
search for the special purposes and motifs which guided the gospel writers
has now become one of the most important and exciting realms of New
Testament studies. The initial step in analyzing any passage in the
construction of an outline of the different blocks of material which
make up the passage. The second step is a careful linear reading which
can be done fruitfully only when it is carefully controlled. A linear
reading seeks to ascertain the flow of thought which produces the connections
and provides structure.
- Richard A. Edwards, Matthew’s Narrative Portrait of Disciples
- Douglas R. Hare, Matthew, Interpretation A Biblical Commentary for
Teaching and Preaching
- Kummel, Werner Georg. Introduction to the New Testament. Abingdon
Press. 1975. Baur thought that the apostolic age was dominated
by the opposition between the narrow-minded Jewish-Christianity of the
original apostles and the law-free, universalistic gospel of Paul. Origin
of Alexandria had determined for the first time (253-4) which scripture
had general ecclesiastical authority, and on this basis it could be
inferred how the different classes of ecclesiastical writings wcrc to
be differentiated. (1) The first class is "those which are uncontested
in the church". To this group belongs the four gospels, the 13 letters
of Paul, 1 Peter, 1 John, Acts and Revelation. (2) The doubtful writings:
2 Peter, 2 and 3 John, Hebrew in addition to James and Jude. (3) The
Gospel of the Egyptians, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Basilids,
the Gospel of Mathias, which are rejected as heretical falsification.
- Eduard Schweizer, The Good News According to Matthew. 1975. John
Knox Press. Matthew's purpose is in fact to make not only Jesus' own
words but also His actions authoritative for the Christian community.
The whole of the evangelist's intent was theological rather than historical.
Mat'thew must not be pictured as a modem scholar, copying Mark precisely
and consciously considering every modification, his changes, which are
often made unconsciously, exhibit a theological development.
- H L.Willmington, Willmington’s Guide to the Bible
- The New Jerome Biblical Commentary. Mahwah, N. J.: Prentice Hall,
1968.