From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan...
It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".
Matthew Chapter 3 New Testament Reading
24/1/2026 | 1 mins.
From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan...
It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".
Matthew Chapter 2 New Testament Reading
23/1/2026 | 3 mins.
From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan...
It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".
Matthew Chapter 1 New Testament Reading
22/1/2026 | 2 mins.
From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan...
It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".
James Chapter 5 New Testament Reading
21/1/2026 | 3 mins.
The book/letter/epistle of James. Chapter 5. Originally published as a part of Letters to Young Churches, which sold over 4,000,000 copies.
Read by Peter Croft, youngest grandson of the late J.B. Phillips.
The J.B. Phillips version is full of energy and feels ALIVE. For anyone that wants to refresh themselves in scripture in a new format and perhaps a new translation. Read by J.B. Phillips' Grandson, Peter Croft.
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