Indie Pen Press has released two companion titles on the Gospel of Matthew. Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Matthew (Annotated) is a modernized edition of J.C. Ryle’s 1856 commentary with a new foreword and documented biography. The Gospel of Matthew: A 28-Week Study Workbook is an original guided study for groups, individuals, and families. Both are available in paperback and ebook, with a lay-flat wire-bound workbook edition sold direct.
Indie Pen Press is pleased to announce the release of two new titles on the Gospel of Matthew, published together and designed to work together.
They are the first of a planned four-Gospel collection.
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Matthew (Annotated)
A Modernized Edition of J.C. Ryle’s Classic Commentary, with New Foreword and Biography
Edited by Richard French
J.C. Ryle published his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels in 1856, writing for ordinary working people rather than for scholars. The books have never gone out of print. What has aged is the language, not the thinking.
This edition gently updates the archaic vocabulary and the King James wording Ryle quotes, while leaving his own sentences, rhythm, and theology exactly as he wrote them. Every editorial change was logged and verified against the 1860 printing, and the method is documented in a new foreword. The edition also includes a new biography of Ryle drawn from cited historical sources.
Trim: 6 x 9 paperback
ISBN: 978-1969235160
Ebook: $4.99
Paperback: $21.99
The Gospel of Matthew: A 28-Week Study Workbook
For Groups, Individuals, and Families
By Richard French
An original study workbook covering one chapter of Matthew each week. Every week follows the same path: the chapter’s central claim in one paragraph, a reading from Ryle printed in full, observation questions on the text, three movements to name, discussion questions, one application to write down, and space to journal.
Three reading tracks are built in: the full 28 weeks, a 13-week track, and an 8-week track. Every chapter also includes The Family Fifteen, a complete fifteen-minute plan for reading and discussing Matthew at home with children.
The workbook is complete in itself and requires no other book.
Trim: 7 x 10 paperback, 8.5 x 11 spiralbound
ISBN: 978-1969235399 (paperback), 978-1969235184 (spiralbound)
Ebook: $6.99
Paperback: $18.99 Spiralbound: $21.99
Availability
Both titles are available now.
Direct from Indie Pen Press: Modernized Commentary, Workbook
Barnes & Noble: Modernized Commentary, Workbook
Amazon: Modernized Commentary, Workbook
The wire-bound lay-flat workbook edition is available only from the Indie Pen Press store.
Ebooks are available from the Indie Pen Press store, Apple Books, and Google Play.
For Booksellers and Group Leaders
Both titles are available to the trade through Ingram. Bookstores, churches, and schools can order through their usual Ingram account.
For bulk orders, group and classroom pricing, or questions about the study system, contact us directly:
A Leader’s Guide with full session plans for all 28 weeks is in preparation.
What Comes Next
Mark and Luke are both nearing completion, each with a modernized commentary and a matching study workbook. John follows in 2027, completing the four-Gospel collection.
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Indie Pen Press publishes accessible biblical study resources and fiction from Gig Harbor, Washington.
