What may lie behind the social tensions reflected in Matthew's gospel may be the massive population shift that resulted after the first revolt. When most of the Jewish population moved to the ...

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Though the first gospel carries his name, many scholars doubt if Matthew was the author. The text does not claim such authorship and the “according to Matthew” addition likely dates to the 2nd ...

How did he earn these titles and why? Jesus the miracle worker - CCEA Matthew records many occasions when Jesus helped people on the fringes of society. The Kingdom of God - CCEA Matthew explains ...

In the first of these, the “Sermon on Mount” (which in Luke ... 2:23), which establish that Jesus is rooted in Israel’s story. Matthew’s Gospel commences with a genealogy of Jesus, “the son of David, ...

What may lie behind the social tensions reflected in Matthew's gospel may be the massive population shift that resulted after the first revolt. When most of the Jewish population moved to the ...

This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for a Jewish Christian audience. The narrative closely follows the life of Jesus from his birth, through his ministry and unto his ...