The Significance of Interpersonal Forgiveness in the Gospel of Matthew

"This wonderfully rich theological study of forgiveness in the Gospel of Matthew is thoroughly grounded in the context of Matthew's world and thoroughly integrated with the theology of the Gospel. Mbabazi's exploration of the theme of forgiveness is perceptive and illuminating. There is much here that is of practical value for a church and a world that are in desperate need of interpersonal forgiveness."

--Donald A. Hagner, George Eldon Ladd Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary



"More than ever, our world is characterized by chaos, in the form of verbal or physical wars. Offense, whether actually committed or imagined, lies at the base of most of these situations. At a high level of scholarship and with pastoral passion, Mbabazi is here heard saying, 'If only we forgave more, we would have peace among ourselves and invoke God's blessings.' This is a message for the church and society in general. Africa and the world need this."

--Samuel Ngewa, Professor of New Testament Studies, Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology