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This is one of the most moving and insightful courses we’ve ever produced.

How did the Gospel of Matthew become the "Church's Gospel"?

With eminent bible scholar Fr. Donald Senior as your guide, explore the circumstances surrounding the creation of the Gospel of Matthew and its enduring power to change lives.

What You Will Learn

This unique course is perfect for anyone interested in Gospel of Matthew study.

Fr. Don Senior, President of Catholic Theological Union and member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, shows the many uncanny parallels between the situation of the Church in Matthew's time and the circumstances that confront Christian faith and witness today. Cataclysmic ruptures in the fabric of civilization, the suffering of the marginalized whom Jesus so loved (and loves), mass population movements, diverse human cultures searching to find their places in the wholeness of the Body of Christ were as familiar to Matthew's time as they are to ours.

In Fr. Senior's thoughtful treatment, these parallels appear not as historical curiosities or denials of the transcendence of Jesus' mission and message, but rather become reminders for us of just how timeless and timely this eloquent preaching of the Good News (evangelion) about Jesus in "story form" really is.

By joining Fr. Senior for these 12 talks, you'll see why the Gospel of Matthew speaks with special resonance to us today and why it deserves its byname of "The Church's Gospel."

With this order you will receive, free of charge, a detailed Electronic Study Guide. With your confirmation email, you will receive a link that will take you to this Electronic Study Guide, which includes outlines for each topic, review questions and suggested readings for further study. The link to access this Electronic Study Guide will also be included on the case of your CDs or DVDs. You are allowed to print up to 7 copies of your guide. Simply click on the link, or type it into your browser, to access the file.

About Your Presenter

Donald Senior, C.P., is president of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, where he has taught the New Testament since 1972. A Roman Catholic priest of the Passionist order, Fr. Senior has served on the Pontifical Biblical Commission since Pope John Paul II named him to it in 2001. In addition to having written books and articles too numerous to list, Fr. Senior is general editor of The Bible Today and The Catholic Study Bible, as well as coeditor of the 22-volume commentary New Testament Message. He earned his doctorate in New Testament Studies from the University of Louvain, Belgium, and completed further graduate studies at Hebrew Union College and Harvard University. In 1994, the Catholic Library Association of America gave him its Jerome Award for outstanding scholarship. In 1996, the National Catholic Education Association awarded him the Bishop Loras Lane Award for his outstanding contribution to theological education.

Topic Titles

• Introduction: The Nature of a Gospel
• Background and Context
• The Infancy Narrative
• Entry into Galilee
• The Sermon on the Mount: Part I
• Sermon on the Mount: Part II
• Discipleship and Mission in Matthew
• Opposition to Jesus in Matthew's Gospel
• Confession of Jesus as Messiah: the Gospel's Christology
• Matthew's Vision of the Church
• Last Days in Jerusalem
• Death and Resurrection