“Matthew Matters”

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Who wrote the book of Matthew, and what is it about?

Sincerely,
Cliffs Notes Please

Dear Cliffs Notes Please,

The book of Matthew is the historical account of Jesus’ life written from the perspective of the apostle Matthew.  Matthew was a Jewish tax collector (Matt 9:9) and one of Jesus’ chosen apostles (Matt 10:2-4).  The book of Matthew is one of four accounts of Jesus’ life; the other three are the books of Mark, Luke, and John.  Each account provides a unique view into Jesus’ ministry and provides a perspective that complements and adds to the other three books.  The book of Matthew focuses a lot of attention on Jesus’ fulfillments of Old Testament prophecy and spends a lot of time detailing Jesus’ sermons.

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