Charles H. Talbert (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is distinguished professor of religion emeritus at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is the author of many books, including Ephesians and Colossians in the Paideia series and Reading the Sermon on the Mount.

• ForewordIntroductionBirth Narratives (Matthew 1-2)Part 1: Jesus's Ministry Begins (Matthew 3:1-8:1)Narrative 1: Jesus Begins to Fulfill All Righteousness (Matthew 3:1-4:17)Discourse 1: Jesus Calls Disciples to Seek God's Righteousness (Matthew 4:18-8:1)Part 2: Jesus's Authority Is Revealed (Matthew 8:2-11:1)Narrative 2: Jesus's Authority Is Manifest in His Mission (Matthew 8:2-9:34)Discourse 2: Jesus's Authority Enables Disciples' Mission (Matthew 9:35-11:1)Part 3: Jesus's Ministry Creates Division (Matthew 11:2-13:53)Narrative 3: Jesus Encounters a Divided Response (Matthew 11:2-12:50)Discourse 3: Jesus Reflects on the Divided Response (Matthew 13:1-53)Part 4: Jesus Focuses on His Disciples (Matthew 13:54-19:2)Narrative 4, Part 1: Jesus's Disciples Understand More (Matthew 13:54-16:20)Narrative 4, Part 2: Jesus's Disciples Understand Even More (Matthew 16:21-17:23)Discourse 4: Jesus Tells Disciples How to Relate to Insiders and Outsiders (Matthew 17:24-19:2)Part 5: Jesus and Judgment (Matthew 19:3-26:1a)Narrative 5, Part 1: Jesus Teaches about Household Behavior (Matthew 19:3-20:34)Narrative 5, Part 2: Jesus Pronounces about Judgment in the Present (Matthew 21:1-24:2)Discourse 5: Jesus Teaches about Final Judgment (Matthew 24:3-26:1a)Passion and Resurrection Narrative (Matthew 26:1b-28:20)Indexes