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==Audience==
==Audience==
Matthew writes to [[Jew]]s. In his attempt to convince Jews that Jesus was the Messiah, he has more quotations from the [[Old Testament]] than any other gospel (especially in regards to fulfillment of prophecy), he uses Jewish terminology, and he traces the lineage of Jesus back to [[Abraham]].
Matthew writes to [[Jew]]s. In his attempt to convince Jews that Jesus was the Messiah, he has more quotations from the [[Old Testament]] than any other gospel (especially in regards to fulfillment of prophecy), he uses Jewish terminology, and he traces the lineage of Jesus back to [[Abraham]].
The Apostle quotes the Torah/Old Testament in the First Gospel no less than 65 times.<ref> Gospel of St. Matthew, Introduction. Henry, Fr. Basil. https://stlukeanniston.org/files/Gospel-of-St.-Matthew---Introduction.pdf The Gospel is remniscent of those early days of Christianity where the Apostolic Church remained very close to its Hebrew roots.
==Place of Writing==
==Place of Writing==