Matthew wrote his Gospel from his perspective as a Jew. It is with sensitivity to this perspective that Father Harrington undertakes this commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. After an introduction he provides a literal translation of each section in Matthew s Gospel and explains the textual problems philological difficulties and other matters in the notes. He then presents a literary analysis of each text (content form use of sources structure) examines the text against its Jewish background situates it in the context of Matthew s debate with other first-century Jews and reflects on its significance for Christian theology and Christian-Jewish relations. Bibliographies direct the reader to other important modern studies.