With a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart, Tom Wright walks you through Matthew in this guide designed especially with everyday readers in mind. Perfect for group use or daily personal reflection, this study uses the popular inductive method combined with Wright's thoughtful insights to bring contemporary application of Scripture to life.

This guide by Tom Wright can be used on its own or alongside New Testament for Everyone commentary on Matthew. It is designed to help you understand Scripture in fresh ways under the guide of one of the world's leading New Testament scholars. Thoughtful questions, prayer suggestions, and useful background and cultural information all guide you or a group more deeply into God's word. Discover how you can participate more fully in God's kingdom.

• Getting the Most Out of Matthew
• Suggestions for Individual Study
• Suggestions for Group Members

1. Matthew 1:1-2:23 - The Coming of the King
2. Matthew 3:1-17 - John and Jesus
3. Matthew 4:1-25 - Announcing the Kingdom
4. Matthew 5:1-48 - Words from a Mountainside
5. Matthew 6:1-34 - Piety and Prayer
6. Matthew 7:1-29 - Warning Signs
7. Matthew 8:1-9:8 - Spoken with Authority
8. Matthew 9:9-10:42 - A New World Coming
9. Matthew 11:1-30 - Not As Expected
10. Matthew 12:1-50 - The King Is Accused
11. Matthew 13:1-53 - Sowing and Harvesting
12. Matthew 13:54-14:36 - The Hometown Prophet
13. Matthew 15:1-39 - Pure Through and Through
14. Matthew 16:1-28 - Signs of the Times

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