The Gospel of Matthew (Gk. Κατὰ Ματθαῖον εὐαγγέλιον, Kata Matthaion Euangelion or τὸ εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ματθαῖον, To Euangelion kata Matthaion) is one of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from his genealogy to his Great Commission.
The Early Christian tradition attributes this Gospel to Matthew, one of Jesus' disciples.
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The Gospel of Matthew (Gk. Κατὰ Ματθαῖον εὐαγγέλιον, Kata Matthaion Euangelion or τὸ εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ματθαῖον, To Euangelion kata Matthaion) is one of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from his genealogy to his Great Commission.
The Early Christian tradition attributes this Gospel to Matthew, one of Jesus' disciples.
The traditional view is that the Gospel of Matthew was composed by Matthew, a disciple of Jesus. However, 18th Century scholars increasingly questioned the traditional view of composition, and today most of modern critical scholarship hesitates to say that Matthew wrote this Gospel which bears his name, preferring instead to describe the author as an anonymous Jewish Christian, writing towards the end of the first century. They also believe that the Gospel was originally composed in Greek rather than being a translation from Aramaic or Hebrew....
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