Practical Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew – James Morison

Today’s free book is a substantial commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by James Morison. My thanks to Book Aid for providing a copy of this public domain title for digitisation.

James Morison [1816-1893], A Practical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Matthew. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1883. Hbk. pp.635. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

• Introduction
  1. The Charm of St. Matthew’s Gospel
  2. St. Matthew’s Gospel—”Memorials” or “Memoirs”
  3. St. Matthew’s Memoirs an Evangel or Gospel
  4. The Phrase “According to”
  5. Matthew—the Significance of the Name
  6. Who was St. Matthew?
  7. Was the Writer of the Gospel St. Matthew the Apostle?
  8. Hebrew and Greek Originals
  9. Integrity of St. Matthew’s Gospel
  10. Date of Publication
  11. The Gospel according to St. Matthew, as we have it, not a Final “Redaction”
  12. Relation of St. Matthew’s Gospel to the other two Synoptical Gospels
  13. Cherubic Symbols of the Four Evangelists
  14. The Aim and Plan of St. Matthew’s Gospel
  15. Contents of the Gospel;
• Exposition of the Gospel
• Index

Main image: 𝔓³⁷ The front side of Papyrus 37, a 3rd-century papyrus of Matthew 26; currently housed in the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor Library. Source: Wikipedia