The second volume of the now internationally renowned commentary on the Gospel of Matthew continues the commentary up to chapter 17. Key focuses include the miracles of Jesus (chapters 8-9), the discourse to the disciples (chapter 10), the call of the Savior (chapter 11), the parables (chapter 13), the Peter rock saying (chapter 16), and the Transfiguration (chapter 17). In addition to the analysis of the narrative, the history of its reception is given special emphasis once again. It shows what the various churches have become through these texts. Sometimes it leads to surprising insights: for example, it reveals how closely the early church's allegorical exegesis relates to the New Testament parables, the interpretive traditions of monasticism concerning the discourse to the disciples, the Eastern Orthodox interpretation of the Peter rock saying in Matthew 16:17-19, or the Greek Orthodox interpretive tradition of the Transfiguration story. This helps to redefine one's own position.