Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies, and president emerita of Catholic Theological Union (the first woman who held the position). She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015. Her most recent publications are Luke 1–9 and Luke 10–24, co-authored with Shelly Matthews (WCS 43A, 43B; Liturgical Press, 2021); and At the Table of Holy Wisdom: Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical Interpretation (Paulist, 2023).

• TABLE OF CONTENTSWelcome 7What materials will you use? 7How will you use these materials? 8Lesson One (Introduction and Matthew 17–19) 11Lesson Two (Matthew 20–22) 25Lesson Three (Matthew 23–25) 39Lesson Four (Matthew 26–28) 55Praying with Your Group 74Reflecting on Scripture 76

Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies, and president emerita of Catholic Theological Union (the first woman who held the position). She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015. Her most recent publications are Luke 1–9 and Luke 10–24, co-authored with Shelly Matthews (WCS 43A, 43B; Liturgical Press, 2021); and At the Table of Holy Wisdom: Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical Interpretation (Paulist, 2023).

• TABLE OF CONTENTSWelcome 7What materials will you use? 7How will you use these materials? 8Lesson One (Introduction and Matthew 17–19) 11Lesson Two (Matthew 20–22) 25Lesson Three (Matthew 23–25) 39Lesson Four (Matthew 26–28) 55Praying with Your Group 74Reflecting on Scripture 76

Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies, and president emerita of Catholic Theological Union (the first woman who held the position). She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015. Her most recent publications are Luke 1–9 and Luke 10–24, co-authored with Shelly Matthews (WCS 43A, 43B; Liturgical Press, 2021); and At the Table of Holy Wisdom: Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical Interpretation (Paulist, 2023).

• TABLE OF CONTENTSWelcome 7What materials will you use? 7How will you use these materials? 8Lesson One (Introduction and Matthew 17–19) 11Lesson Two (Matthew 20–22) 25Lesson Three (Matthew 23–25) 39Lesson Four (Matthew 26–28) 55Praying with Your Group 74Reflecting on Scripture 76