Roger Amos' commentary on Matthew's Gospel combines the latest scholarly research with a new English translation justified by analysis of the Greek text and consideration of the source materials from which the evangelist worked. Intended for ministers, lay preachers, students, teachers and others seriously interested in Jesus and the New Testament, the commentary contains over 300 citations from established scholarship, enabling readers to sample current and recent thinking on Matthew. It also benefits from many new insights gleaned from the author's own extensive research. These concern Matthew's understanding of righteousness, the righteous and the 'sinners,' the Pharisees and Jesus' relationship with them, John the Baptist, the structure of Jesus' ministry, the nature of his intention and the Story of the Tenants. There are many hints at how the gospel's teaching impacts everyday discipleship.