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407 pages, ebook
First published March 1, 2016
Of the four authors of the gospels, Matthew was most interested in establishing continuity with the Jewish tradition (followed by four pages of references and qualifiers.)Bissell renders it this way:
Matthew, more than any other gospel writer, worked with various pieces of scripture flattened out next to him, extracting as much exegetical serum as possible. So intent is Matthew on tying Jesus' every word to to Hebrew scripture that he misinterprets....This latter quote brings to my mind an actual grey-bearded human being scratching away with a quill pen in a candlelit room, which is not something standard historians are necessarily trying to achieve.