![]() The Jewish nature of Matthew's Gospel may suggest that it was written in the Holy Land, though many think it may have originated in Syrian Antioch. However, there is insufficient evidence to be dogmatic about either view. Others, who assume that Mark was written between 65 and 70, place Matthew in the 70s or even later. Accordingly, some feel that Matthew would have been written in the late 50s or in the 60s. However, those who have concluded that both Matthew and Luke drew extensively from Mark's Gospel date it later - after the Gospel of Mark had been in circulation for a period of time. 50, when the church was largely Jewish and the gospel was preached to Jews only ![]() ![]() Some have argued on the basis of its Jewish characteristics that Matthew's Gospel was written in the early church period, possibly the early part of a.d. In Mark and Luke he is called by his other name, Levi. Matthew, whose name means "gift of the Lord," was a tax collector who left his work to follow Jesus ( 9:9-13). Why, they ask, would Matthew, an eyewitness to the events of our Lord's life, depend so heavily on Mark's account? The best answer seems to be that he agreed with it and wanted to show that the apostolic testimony to Christ was not divided. However, the results of modern critical studies - in particular those that stress Matthew's alleged dependence on Mark for a substantial part of his Gospel - have caused some Biblical scholars to abandon Matthean authorship. AuthorĪlthough the first Gospel is anonymous, the early church fathers were unanimous in holding that Matthew, one of the 12 apostles, was its author. Theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Gospel of Matthew. 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.Ģ Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren ģ And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar and Phares begat Esrom and Esrom begat Aram Ĥ And Aram begat Aminadab and Aminadab begat Naasson and Naasson begat Salmon ĥ And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab and Booz begat Obed of Ruth and Obed begat Jesse Ħ And Jesse begat David the king and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias ħ And Solomon begat Roboam and Roboam begat Abia and Abia begat Asa Ĩ And Asa begat Josaphat and Josaphat begat Joram and Joram begat Ozias ĩ And Ozias begat Joatham and Joatham begat Achaz and Achaz begat Ezekias ġ0 And Ezekias begat Manasses and Manasses begat Amon and Amon begat Josias ġ1 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:ġ2 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel and Salathiel begat Zorobabel ġ3 And Zorobabel begat Abiud and Abiud begat Eliakim and Eliakim begat Azor ġ4 And Azor begat Sadoc and Sadoc begat Achim and Achim begat Eliud ġ5 And Eliud begat Eleazar and Eleazar begat Matthan and Matthan begat Jacob ġ6 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.ġ7 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.ġ8 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.ġ9 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.Ģ0 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.Ģ1 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.Ģ2 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,Ģ3 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.Ģ4 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:Ģ5 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.This summary of the Gospel of Matthew provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, ![]()
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