In this brief and yet insightful blueprint for reading and appreciating the Gospel of Matthew, noted Scripture scholar Wilfrid Harrington emphasizes two main points. First, he provides a "road map" through the Gospel by describing its structure. Second, he explains Matthew's focus on Jesus' teaching as the Messiah, teaching that appears gathered in five major discourses. Reading Matthew for the First Time is an indispensable guide to the gospel, written...