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→Authorship: In their own Gospels, Mark and Luke also refer to Matthew as "Levi", but the book of Matthew does not.
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and each one is as strong today as 2000 years ago
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The Gospels are deemed equal without any ranking. There is no record of when or why the Gospel of Matthew was placed first, and it need not be.
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mThe Gospel of Matthew contains more provincialism than the other Gospels: only in the Gospel of Matthew is Jesus described as advising initially against entering a Samaritan village or mingling with Gentiles ...
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The Gospel of Matthew also has a strong statement about the power of faith: Jesus "said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here
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→Audience and Purpose: See Biblical scientific foreknowledge.
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→Audience and Purpose: The Gospel of Matthew contains many parables based on economic principles, such as the parable of talents to illustrate opportunity costs.
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mThe Gospel of Matthew includes 97% of the Gospel of Mark, plus significant additions including post-Resurrection gatherings of the Apostles, more of Jesus's teachings (which are interspersed among the material copied from Mark), and more backg
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It is the Gospel of Matthew that expressly mentions Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus.
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It is generally believed today that the shorter, simpler Gospel of Mark came first, and then Matthew and Luke benefited from having seen that gospel before completing their own.
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As the most factually complete gospel by an eyewitness, it is ordered first among the four.
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The Gospel of Matthew includes 97% of the Gospel of Mark, plus significant additions including post-Resurrection gatherings of the Apostles.
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→Authorship: added an internal Conservapedia link.
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Great Commission Scripture Text added from Gospel.
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