Simple yet profound, Meeting God in Matthew is an invitation to anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of the Gospel of Matthew and through it to meet the God that is revealed in Jesus Christ. With a focus on the Passion narrative in Matthew’s Gospel and prayers for each week of Lent, it is also ideal for use as a Lent devotional for 2023.

I've been writing an essay on the Sermon the Mount, and I found her chapter of the Sermon especially helpful. Powerful and absorbing, it is packed full of many compelling observations about the personality and impact of Jesus both in the first century and today. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.Its straightforward, enlightening approach also makes it eminently helpful for new Christians just starting out on their faith journey.

Whether you are completely new to Matthew's Gospel or have read it many times before, Meeting God in Matthew will help you see the First Gospel with fresh eyes and better understand its essential meaning and purpose. Each chapter includes discussion questions and reflection, making Meeting God in Matthew a perfect book for Bible study both for individuals and small groups.Elaine Storkey is a philosopher, sociologist and theologian, and was formerly President of Tearfund. Elaine Storkey, one of the world's most widely respected theologians and author of Women in a Patriarchal World and Scars Across Humanity, offers an accessible introduction to the main message of Matthew's Gospel. Powerful and absorbing, it is packed full of compelling observations about the personality and impact of Jesus, both in the first century and today.

Its straightforward, enlightening approach also means it is brilliantly helpful for new Christians just beginning on their faith journey. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Meeting God in Matthew is an accessible introduction to Matthews's gospel, full of fresh insight from Elaine Storkey, one of our best-loved theologians and Christian communicators, and a brilliant Lent book for 2023. This inspiring and challenging book takes the reader on a deep spiritual journey through the Gospel of Matthew .