Perfect reading for the season of Lent, and a brilliant resource for the whole of the lectionary year, this introduction to Matthew's Gospel is full of inspiration and encouragement for today. This inspiring and challenging book takes the reader on a deep spiritual journey through the Gospel of Matthew . Meeting God in Matthew explores what the Gospel of Matthew teaches us about the revelation of God in the person of Jesus Christ. Powerful and absorbing, it is packed full of many compelling observations about the personality and impact of Jesus both in the first century and today.

Its straightforward, enlightening approach also makes it eminently helpful for new Christians just starting out on their faith journey. Elaine Storkey, one of the world's most widely respected theologians and author of Women in a Patriarchal World and Scars Across Humanity , offers an accessible introduction to the main message of Matthew's Gospel. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Each chapter includes discussion questions and reflection, making Meeting God in Matthew a perfect book for Bible study both for individuals and small groups. Whether you are familiar with Matthew or approaching it for the first time, I can't think of a better book to read on this Gospel. I've been writing an essay on the Sermon the Mount, and I found her chapter of the Sermon especially helpful. With a focus on the Passion narrative in Matthew's Gospel, it is also ideal for use as a Lent devotional for 2023. Exploring what the Gospel of Matthew teaches us about the revelation of God in the person of Jesus Christ, Meeting God in Matthew is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the gospel message better.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Powerful and absorbing, it is packed full of compelling observations about the personality and impact of Jesus, both in the first century and today. Whether you are completely new to Matthew’s Gospel or have read it many times before, Meeting God in Matthew will help you see the First Gospel with fresh eyes and better understand its essential meaning and purpose.Each chapter includes questions for discussion and reflection, making Meeting God in Matthew a perfect book for Bible study, both for individuals and small groups. Simple yet profound, Meeting God in Matthew is an invitation to anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of the Gospel of Matthew and through it to meet the God that is revealed in Jesus Christ. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Highly readable, it is packed full of many compelling observations about the personality and impact of Jesus both in the first century and today.

Meeting God in Matthew is an accessible introduction to Matthews's gospel, full of fresh insight from Elaine Storkey, one of our best-loved theologians and Christian communicators, and a brilliant Lent book for 2023.Its straightforward, enlightening approach also means it is brilliantly helpful for new Christians just beginning on their faith journey. With a focus on the Passion narrative in Matthew’s Gospel and prayers for each week of Lent, it is also ideal for use as a Lent devotional for 2023. In this little book one of the world’s most widely respected theologians, Elaine Storkey, offers an accessible introduction to the main message of Matthew’s Gospel. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Whether you are completely new to Matthew's Gospel or have read it many times before, Meeting God in Matthew will help you see the First Gospel with fresh eyes and better understand its essential meaning and purpose.

Elaine Storkey, one of the world's most widely respected theologians and author of Women in a Patriarchal World and Scars Across Humanity, offers an accessible introduction to the main message of Matthew's Gospel. Elaine Storkey is a philosopher, sociologist and theologian, and was formerly President of Tearfund.