Matthew Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist

Writing for students, ministers, and scholars alike, Carter demonstrates a fine mastery of both historical and literary methods. His book will be touted as a worthy contribution to Matthean studies. " Jack Dean Kingsbury, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia Ideally suited for the classroom or for the minister s library, this work models the sound principles of exegesis essential to any study of the Bible. Carter impresses upon the reader the need to hear the author s words and to note their effect upon the original readers as well as upon the careful reader of today.