Dr. Robert Guelich's commentary on Matthew 5-7 is a fine blend of meticulous scholarship and scriptural insight. It has drawn high praise from notable scholars in the field. Dr. James D.G. Dunn of the University of Nottingham, England, calls this volume "the most important study of the Sermon on the Mount in the past forty years." Noted author and teacher Dr. Ralph P. Martin says, "This full-scale exposition of the Sermon on the Mount is exactly what many serious readers and students of the Bible are looking for."

An expert guide with a thorough awareness of the most advanced European and English language studies on this subject, Dr. Guelich deftly addresses the concerns of the person in the pew and the questions of today's scholars. Using up-to-date research techniques, he wrestles with perplexing questions:
- What was the attitude of Jesus-and of Matthew-toward the Old Law?
- Were Jesus' "second-mile" ethics intended mainly for his closest followers and for the brief time until they expected the world to end?
- How did Matthew handle the tension between the Jewishness of the early church and its world-wide evangelistic mission?

Just as the true luster of a diamond can be seen only in the right setting, Dr. Guelich shows how the wisdom and validity of Jesus' famous Sermon can be discerned only by those who pay careful attention to its setting in the total purpose of Matthew's Gospel. Thus he helps us to feel the impact of Jesus' teaching in His own time and on discipleship today.