Commentaries on Matthew
A list of the best commentaries on Matthew ranked by scholars, journal reviws, and site users. You can find the best commentary on Matthew for you using the tools on the right side.
Top 3
The Gospel of Matthew. NICNT. Eerdmans, 2007.
The Gospel Coalition
France’s commentary may be the best single-volume commentary on the Gospel of Matthew for the pastor-scholar who is proficient in Greek. more
Matthew. 3 Vols. ICC. T&T Clark, 1988.
Scot McKnight
The best, most complete commentary ever written on Matthew is by Dale Allison and W. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith A. Mathison)
For those doing an exhaustive study of the Gospel of Matthew, the work of Davies and Allison is indispensable. more
“Matthew” in Matthew, Mark, Luke. EBC. Zondervan, 1984.
Sam Storms
I think Carson's treatment of Matthew has been reprinted separately from the original volume that also included short commentaries on Mark and Luke. more
Tim Challies
Carson’s work, an older but recently-revised one, consistently ranks in the top one or two for most commentators on the commentaries. more
Andrzej Stelmasiak.
for an excellent critique of Carson's understanding of the Sermon on the Mount go here - http://www. more
New and Notable
Matthew. EBTC. Lexham Press, 2023.
The Gospel Coalition
Quarles’ commentary displays the fruit of the detailed analysis of the Greek text but focuses primarily on the theological implications of Matthew’s Gospel. more
The Gospel of Matthew. 2 Vols. ECC. Eerdmans, 2022.
Phillip J. Long
Wilson’s two-volume Matthew commentary is an excellent addition to the Eerdmans Critical Commentary series. more
ThomasCreedy
Overall, this is an impressive commentary on Matthew that reads the text that we have closely, and is by and large well-engaged with the secondary literature. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| Year | Author | Title | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| forthcoming 2024 | Sider-Hamilton, Catherine | Matthew | New Covenant Commentary Series |
| forthcoming 2023 | Capes, David B. | Matthew | Bible in God's World Commentary |
| forthcoming | Blomberg, Craig L. | Matthew | Christian Standard Commentary |
| forthcoming | Carter, Warren | Matthew | Illuminations Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Deutsch, Celia M. | Matthew | Wisdom Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Gurtner, Daniel M. | Matthew | Word Biblical Commentary |
| forthcoming | Gurtner, Daniel M. | Matthew 1–13 | Word Biblical Commentary |
| forthcoming | Gurtner, Daniel M. | Matthew 14–28 | Word Biblical Commentary |
| forthcoming | Hyde, Daniel R. | Matthew | Lectio Continua Expository Commentary on the New Testament |
| forthcoming | Instone-Brewer, David | Matthew | Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament |
| forthcoming | Padilla, Osvaldo | Preaching Matthew | Proclamation: Preaching the New Testament |
| forthcoming | Pao, David W. | Matthew | Tyndale New Testament Commentaries |
| forthcoming | Pennington, Jonathan T. | The Gospel according to Matthew | Pillar New Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming | Sri, Edward; Mitch, Curtis | The Gospel of Matthew |