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Matthew the Apostle (Saint Matthew) is named in the New Testament as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist.
May 2, 2024 · Saint Matthew, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and the traditional author of the first Synoptic Gospel (the Gospel According to Matthew). Other than naming Matthew in the list of Apostles, the New Testament offers scant and uncertain information about his life.
Apr 1, 2019 · As one of the twelve apostles, Matthew was there throughout almost all of Jesus’ ministry. The only people who saw more of who Jesus was and what he was capable of were Peter, James, and John. Some argue that Matthew’s role as an eyewitness is evidence that he didn’t write the Gospel of Matthew.
Apr 2, 2014 · Updated: Apr 22, 2021. Photo: Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images. Synopsis. Born in Palestine sometime in the 1st century, Saint Matthew was one of Jesus's 12 apostles and also one of the four...
Matthew 1. The Genealogy of Jesus. ( Ruth 4:18–22; Luke 3:23–38) 1 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Aug 14, 2020 · By. Jack Zavada. Updated on August 14, 2020. Matthew the apostle had been a dishonest tax collector driven by greed until Jesus Christ chose him as a disciple. Also called Levi, Matthew was not a stand-out character in the Bible; He is only mentioned by name in the lists of apostles and in the account of his calling.
2 days ago · St. Matthew, the twelfth apostle is celebrated on 14 May. An atypical apostle, because he was the only one not chosen by Jesus, but by the other apostles after the latter’s death. The betrayal and tragic suicide of Judas Iscariot had left a vacancy among the apostles, who had to be twelve, to symbolize the twelve tribes of Israel.
