Matthew
By (Author) John K. Riches
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
T.& T.Clark Ltd
1st April 2004
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
Bible readings, selections and meditations
226.206
Paperback
128
112g
Concise yet comprehensive, manageable and affordable, T&T Clark Study Guides are an invaluable resource for students, preachers and Bible study leaders. Each book in the series gives the reader a thorough introduction to a particular book of the Bible or the Apocrypha and includes: An introduction to the contents of the particular biblical book A balanced survey of the important critical issues Attention to literary, historical, sociological, and theological perspectives Suggestions about critical appropriation of the text by the contemporary reader Reference to other standard works through annotated bibliographies. All the books in the series, formerly published by Sheffield Academic Press, are by leading biblical scholars and the authors have drawn on their scholarly expertise as well as their experience as teachers of university and college students.
John K. Riches is Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism Emeritus, University of Glasgow.