Commentary on Matthew

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Commentary on Matthew is an early Christian exegetical work offering theological and pastoral interpretation of the Gospel of Matthew, traditionally attributed to the 4th-century bishop Hilary of Poitiers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological work
Latin Christian literature
biblical commentary
patristic text
aimsAt edifying the church
explaining the text of Matthew for Christian readers
associatedWith Hilary of Poitiers’s corpus
Latin Church Fathers
centuryOfComposition 4th century
focusesOn Sermon on the Mount
life of Jesus
miracle stories in Matthew
passion narrative
teachings of Jesus
genre biblical exegesis
theological commentary
hasReceptionIn Latin Middle Ages
linked to: Middle Ages

modern patristic scholarship
historicalContext 4th-century Western Roman Empire
post-Nicene period
influencedBy Nicene theology
linked to: Nicene Christianity

anti-Arian controversy
language Latin
mainWorkSubject Gospel of Matthew
preservedIn medieval Latin manuscripts
provides allegorical readings of Matthew
moral exhortation
pastoral interpretation of Matthew
theological interpretation of Matthew
relatedWorkOfAuthor Hilary of Poitiers’s doctrinal treatises
On the Trinity
religiousTradition Christianity
studiedBy biblical scholars
historians of doctrine
patristics scholars
theologicalEmphasis Christology
Trinity
church and discipleship
theologicalTradition Latin patristic tradition
Western Christianity
traditionallyAttributedTo Hilary of Poitiers
usedIn historical theology
patristic biblical studies
study of early Christian exegesis

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Hilary of Poitiers wrote Commentary on Matthew