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The Gospel of Matthew[a] is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's messiah (Christ), Jesus, comes to his people (the Jews) but is rejected by them and how, after his resurrection, he sends the disciples to the gentiles instead.[3] Matthew wishes to emphasize that the Jewish tradition should not be lost in a church that was increasingly becoming gentile.[4][5] The gospel reflects the struggles and conflicts between the evangelist's community and the other Jews, particularly with its sharp criticism of the scribes and Pharisees[6] with the position that through their rejection of Christ, the Kingdom of Heaven has been taken away from them and given instead to the church.[7]
The gospel is traditionally attributed to the Apostle Matthew. According to predominant scholarly views, it was written in the last quarter of the first century by an anonymous Jew familiar with technical legal aspects of scripture.[8][9]
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- ^ "Bible Book Abbreviations". Logos Bible Software. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Luz 2005b, pp. 233–34.
- ^ Davies & Allison 1997, p. 722.
- ^ Storkey 2022, p. 84.
- ^ Burkett 2002, p. 182.
- ^ Strecker 2000, pp. 369–70.
- ^ Burkett 2002, p. 174.
- ^ Duling 2010, pp. 301–02.
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