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Commentary on Matthew (Fathers of the Church)

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St. Jerome is one of the finest Bible scholars of all time, and this commentary on the Gospel of St. Matthew is wonderful. The commentary itself is layed out very well and easy to follow. And as usual St. Jerome does a great job interpreting the Gospel, fairly concise and very satisfying in his explanations.

A man who would be travelling over water requested Jerome for some reading material while he travelled and thus we have Jerome's commentary on Matthew. This was hastily put together in just two weeks! An amazing feat!

Jerome does not comment on every verse, of course thats his prerogative, so don't expect to find Jerome's thought on every verse. Such jumps are typically like from 9:6 to 9:9 or 1:12 to 1:16, I'm not faulting Jerome, but letting the potential buyer know that this does not go into every verse. It is still a full commentary on Matthew of course. Some verses are dealt with quickly some are given quite long treatment.

Jerome's treatment of narrative is piercing and imaginative, while his treatment of parables is indeed something special.

I recommend this masterful commentary.