Commentary on the Gospel According to St. MatthewJ. Speirs, 1910 - 682 pages This work has been written with the intention of supplying the members of the New Church with a commentary on the largest and most comprehensive of the Gospels, suitable for private and family reading. It is therefore almost purely explanatory and practical in its character, all questions that have no direct tendency to edification being as far as possible avoided. - Preface. |
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