Russ Kwitkowski
Annotated Bibliography for the study of Matthew 27: 3-10
22 February 2000

Allison, Dale C & Davies, W.D. "Matthew." International Critical Commentary. 3 (1997): 557-573. An involved overview of the entire Matthean pericope that examines every verse and defines original Greek terminology. It explores Matthew’s sources and gives an involved exegetical analyses of the Judas account including: major and subsidiary themes, ancient folklore and comparative historical analyses, and audience, narrative and redaction criticisms.

Argyle, A.W. Gospel According to Matthew. London: Cambridge, 1963. 210-211. This book provides general overviews of all the pericopes in Matthew’s Gospel. Argyle studies redaction-history and briefly examines textual critical issues found in each verse. The author’s form and content are similar to Bible footnotes that arouse curiosity, but does not contribute sufficient insights on the subject.

Berkley, Timothy W. "Old Testament Exegesis and the death of Judas." Proceedings, Eastern Great Lakes, and Midwest Biblical Societies. 14 (1994): 29-45. Good article on the investigation of Old Testament parallels found in MT 27 and Acts. It also explores Matthean creativity by examining his narrative and asking how much of the OT exegesis determines the course of Judas. Finally, Berkley looks at audience criticism and how that may influenced Matthew while composing the Gospel.

Bratchen, Robert G. Translator’s Guide to the Gospel of St. Matthew. New York: United Biblical Societies, 1981. 352-355. An exhaustive analyses of every verse and chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. Given excerpts from the TEV and RSV Bibles, Bratchen examines nothing but textual critical issues by comparing key words and phrases and explaining what it means it both versions.

Conard, Audrey. "The Fate of Judas: Mt 27: 3-10 (redactional analyses)." Toronto Journal of Theology. 7 (Fall 1991): 158-168. An investigation of Matthew’s redactional agenda, by analyzing: Old Testament sources and themes used, author’s methods and intentions for the character of Judas Iscariot, and motives for constructing the pericope the way he did. Finally, Conard briefly explains the function of Judas’ role and the message of the entire pericope.

Fenton, J.C. Saint Matthew. London: Cambridge, 1963. 430-432. This book offers general commentaries of every pericope in the entire Gospel of Matthew. Furthermore, it uses textual criticism and redaction analyses to briefly explain various words or phrases found in every passage and to determine what it may have meant for its original recipients.

Harrington, Daniel J. Gospel According to Matthew. Collegeville: Order of St. Benedict, 1983. 107-108. This text offers a collection of brief commentaries on themes, redaction history, and rhetoric of every pericope in the entire Gospel of Matthew. The explanations are extremely general that simply reiterate most of what the reader already knows.

Jones, Alexander. Gospel According to St. Matthew. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1965. 304-306. A collection of commentaries on the themes and redaction of every set of verses in the Gospel of Matthew. Alexander’s ideas, although somewhat brief, are insightful and thought-provoking as he attempts to explain Matthew’s intentions for the pericope.

Maas, A.J. Gospel According to St. Matthew. St. Louis: Herder, 1898. 288-291. This classical research gives elaborate commentaries on every pericope of the Gospel of Matthew. It looks at most criticisms of exegetical study including: textual, rhetorical, redaction, and source. Although some of the opinions may have changed significantly in the past 100 years, Maas offers his own profound interpretations that can still be brilliant topics of discussion and further analyses even today.

Paffenroth, Kim. "The stories of the fate of Judas and differing attitudes towards sources." Proceedings, Eastern Great Lakes, and Midwest Biblical Societies. 12 (1992): 67-81. Investigates the source(s) of Mt 27:3-10 and Acts 1:16-20 and the traditions around them. She breaks down the development into two canonical stories and how they adapted previous tradition to suit the Synoptics. Paffenroth analyzes redaction-history and Matthean creativity used in the MT account.

Senior, Donald. "Fate of the Betrayer: redactional study of Mt 27: 3-10." Ephermides, Theologicae, Lovanienses. 48 (1972): 372-426.

Senior, Donald. "Case study in Matthean creativity, Mt 27: 3-10." Biblical Research. 19 (1974): 23-36. By studying Matthean creativity, Senior creates a critical review of Georg Strecker’s analyses of MT 27:3-10 and discusses how his research is lacking and problematic. Senior explains that it was the creative role of the redactor that led to today’s pericope under study -- not Matthew joining two independent stories together. He examines redaction, literary, source, textual, and rhetorical criticisms and defines the themes and purpose of the passage.

Senior, Donald. Matthew. Nashville: Abingdon, 1998. 316-319. An excellent book of commentaries on every pericope of the Gospel of Matthew. Senior examines redaction-history, literary, rhetorical and textual criticisms and offers personal insights of the meaning and themes of the passages under study.

Stock, Augustine. Method and Message of Matthew. Collegeville: Liturgical, 1989. 415-418. Another book of commentaries on every pericope and short story found in the Gospel of Matthew. What makes this text unique is that Stock takes every verse separately and examines textual-critical and redaction issues. Then he offers an overall opinion of the pericope and attempts to explain its meaning in the Gospel. The author also devotes a great deal of time trying to discover the verses’ literary and narrative contexts.

Van Tilborg, Sjef. "Matthew 27: 3-10: an intertextual reading." Intertextuality in Biblical Writings. Netherlands: J H Kok, 1989. 159-174.