The Gospel of Matthew in its Roman Imperial Context

“”…most readers will find something of interest. The book is well written, gives a snapshot of current positions, and provides a useful addition to any library. Its material is not only useful to specialists but also accessible to undergraduates. Furthermore, the book succeeds in bringing focus to a topic that has been perhaps somewhat neglected.”- Robert K. McIver, The Society of Biblical Literature, January 2006″ –Robert K. McIyer

“”Most studies of Matthew’s gospel have understandably focused on the Matthean community’s relationship to Judaism. Some more recent studies have begun to examine this community’s interaction with the wider Roman world in which it also existed. That is the focus of this collection of essays. The editors provide helpful bookends to the volume, with Riches discussing the overall state of Matthean studies and Sims drawing conclusions from the essays in the collection” – The Bible Today, Nov/Dec 2005″ —Bible Today, The

“”Certainly this volume is worth reading… it usefully reflects on a fair bit of the growing literature on the interactions of early Christianity with the Roman Empire, applying the findings to one NT book, the Gospel of Matthew but also to those interested in empire theory and in the history of nascent Christianity.”- D. A. Carson, Journal of Biblical Literature, Winter 2005″ —Journal of Biblical Literature