The Gospel of Matthew is concerned with the position of these early Christian churches within Israel, or in its relationship to what we call Judaism. And these are concerns that belong to the time ...

The evangelist who composed the gospel of Matthew was probably a Jewish Christian, possibly a scribe. The historical evidence suggests that he wrote between 80 and 90 CE and addressed his work to ...

From the context of Matthew’s calling as one of the Twelve Disciples (Matthew 9:9), it is not surprising that most scholars ...

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 ...

The following article was written by Rev. Steve Snipstead for the January edition of The Lutheran Ambassador. Three of my ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Matthew went beyond the simple Jewish background of Paul's description of the woman who gave Jesus life. He also surpassed the abrupt and even disconcerting ...

A parable on soul-redemption profit God’s desire for profitability is illustrated in Chapter 25 of the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus tells a parable intended to teach us what God expects from his ...

The name Bartholomew appears only four times in the New Testament, once in each synoptic gospel and once in Acts. Every time ...

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world ...

First, the mission of Jesus. He is the Messiah whose coming was anticipated and prophesized throughout the Hebrew Bible, also ...