Tagori lives his life like any normal boy his age--that is, until circumstances force him to join the fight against the empire. He becomes attached to the people who drag him to the hidden rebel base, and he takes risks that he is urged to avoid. His recklessness gets him into real trouble as he gets closer to the king that he hopes to kill. Is there more to Tagori than meets the eye? Strange occurrences continue to follow him, with spells changing and a normal-looking sword becoming increasingly mysterious. However, are those things enough to stand against the king's might?
Tagori lives his life like any normal boy his agethat is, until circumstances force him to join the fight against the empire. He becomes attached to the people who drag him to the hidden rebel base, and he takes risks that he is urged to avoid. His recklessness gets him into real trouble as he gets closer to the king that he hopes to kill. Is there more to Tagori than meets the eye? Strange occurrences continue to follow him, with spells changing and a normal-looking sword becoming increasingly mysterious. However, are those things enough to stand against the kings might?
. . . from expected death comes unexpected new life!" The Gospel of Matthew does not shy away from the realities of struggle, suffering, doubt, and death. Yet, from the first names in the genealogy to the last words spoken by Jesus, the Gospel testifies to the promise that from expected death comes unexpected new life. Through the actions of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba, we experience the expectation of death and the promise of unexpected new life. In the birth story of Jesus, Joseph suspects Mary of committing adultery. It is this dilemma that is the focus of the narrative. If he reveals her pregnancy, she could be killed. If he conceals her pregnancy, he will be going against the law of the Lord. What is a righteous man to do? In Joseph's dilemma, this experience of expected death, the Gospel of Matthew proclaims the promise of unexpected new life. The promise of unexpected new life is a theme that continues throughout Matthew's Gospel in the life and ministry of Jesus. The call of his disciples is a call from death to new life. The teaching of Jesus focuses on the experience of death and the promise of new life. In both healing and curing, Jesus brings unexpected new life to those who face death. But it is the death and resurrection of Jesus that is the climax of unexpected new life in the Gospel of Matthew. Even as Jesus experiences a most horrific and humiliating death in the crucifixion, death and the grave do not have the final say. In bearing witness to Jesus' resurrection, the Gospel of Matthew proclaims the magnificent promise of unexpected new life. Matthew J. Marohl invites you in these pages to read the Gospel of Matthew in a new way, from a fresh perspective. Integrating insights from the study of Mediterranean anthropology, Marohl makes the cultural world of the Gospel come alive, so that as you read Matthew again (or perhaps for the first time) you will certainly experience the powerful promise that from expected death comes unexpected new life!
Do you want to get into the habit of reading the Bible on a daily basis? Many of us want to do just that, but too often find out that "the spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41). In 1:1 with Jesus, take a leisurely, 30-day walk through the first book of the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew. Each day includes a personal devotion based on Scripture, and includes application for your daily walk with Jesus Christ. Whether you have been a Christian for many years, or this is your first time opening a Bible, 1:1 with Jesus is a wonderful resource to activate your thirst for the Word of God. Jesus desires to spend some time with you today, so take a few minutes out of your busy schedule and fellowship with the One who loves you like no one else ever will.
The eleventh book in this series, this text focuses on textual comments and believer edification of the gospel of Matthew Although the text isn't focused on textual research of a theological exegesis, the commentary does try to bring the ideas and assertions made by the disciple Matthew in the days of the Messiah Jesus Christ in the nation of Israel. This book is handy for anyone who wants to read into commentary history as well as to get a good solid look at how the texts of Matthew apply to our lives.
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