The Earliest Christian Mission to 'All Nations' in the Light of Matthew's Gospel

Theological Book Review
"The origins of Christian mission to Gentiles are uncertain on account of a shortage of sources and some unclarity about first-century Jewish attitudes to proselytizing. . . LaGrand tackles the questions through a comprehensive analysis of Matthew's gospel set in the context of Jewish writings and attitudes. He works with conceptual sophistication, historical and exegetical acumen, and familiarity with the generation of scholarly literature previous to 1990."

International Bulletin of Missionary Research
"LaGrand's thesis is sound and represents a welcome corrective to recent Matthean scholarship, which has been focused on the 'Matthean community' and has largely denied the Great Commission's authenticity."

Reformed Review
"A readable work that will be of interest to both students of the Gospel of Matthew and to missiologists."

Missionalia
"This book is an important and extensive tool dealing with Matthew's understanding of mission."