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| | [[File:512px-The Apostle Matthew.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Matthew the Apostle]] | | [[File:512px-The Apostle Matthew.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Matthew the Apostle]] |
| − | '''Matthew the Apostle''' (Saint Matthew in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions) is the writer of the first [[Gospel]] in the [[New Testament]], The [[Gospel of Matt]].hew]]. The name Matthew is derived from the Hebrew Mattija. He was one of the [[Jesus]]' twelve disciples and became one of the more prominent [[Apostles]]. | + | '''Matthew the Apostle''' (Saint Matthew in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions) is the writer of the first [[Gospel]] in the [[New Testament]], The [[Gospel of Matthew]]. The name Matthew is derived from the Hebrew Mattija. He was one of the [[Jesus]]' twelve disciples and became one of the more prominent [[Apostles]]. |
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| | Due to Matthew's background as a tax collector, the parables he recounts in his [[Gospel of Matthew]] tend to be more [[economic]] in nature than in the other Gospels, such as the [[Parable of the Vineyard Workers]] that appears only in his Gospel. | | Due to Matthew's background as a tax collector, the parables he recounts in his [[Gospel of Matthew]] tend to be more [[economic]] in nature than in the other Gospels, such as the [[Parable of the Vineyard Workers]] that appears only in his Gospel. |
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| | No more specific information concerning Matthew is found in the gospels though as one of the twelve he accompanied Jesus up to the time of His Passion and was one of the witnesses of the [[Last Supper]] and His [[Resurrection]]. He was also among the Apostles who were present at [[the Ascension]], and afterwards withdrew to an upper chamber, in [[Jerusalem]], praying in union with [[Mary]], the Mother of Jesus, and with his brethren ([[Book of Acts|Acts]] 1:10 and 1:14).'' <ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10056b.htm St. Matthew]</ref> | | No more specific information concerning Matthew is found in the gospels though as one of the twelve he accompanied Jesus up to the time of His Passion and was one of the witnesses of the [[Last Supper]] and His [[Resurrection]]. He was also among the Apostles who were present at [[the Ascension]], and afterwards withdrew to an upper chamber, in [[Jerusalem]], praying in union with [[Mary]], the Mother of Jesus, and with his brethren ([[Book of Acts|Acts]] 1:10 and 1:14).'' <ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10056b.htm St. Matthew]</ref> |
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| − | From the [[church fathers|church fathers]] we learn that Matthew composed his gospel first, and we are also given the tradition that he preached the Gospel among the Jews and eventually evangelized the region south of the [[Caspian Sea]]. Other traditions add [[Persia]], [[Macedonia]], and [[Syria]]. All ancient testimony, with the exception of [[Heracleon]], states that he died a [[martyr]]. | + | From the [[Church Fathers]] we learn that Matthew composed his gospel first, and we are also given the tradition that he preached the Gospel among the Jews and eventually evangelized the region south of the [[Caspian Sea]]. Other traditions add [[Persia]], [[Macedonia]], and [[Syria]]. All ancient testimony, with the exception of [[Heracleon]], states that he died a [[martyr]]. |
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| | In the traditional symbolization of the evangelists (based on [[Book of Ezekiel|Ezech]]. 1:5-10 and [[Book of Revelation|Rev]]. 4:6-7) the image of the winged man is accorded to Matthew because his Gospel begins with the human genealogy of Christ. | | In the traditional symbolization of the evangelists (based on [[Book of Ezekiel|Ezech]]. 1:5-10 and [[Book of Revelation|Rev]]. 4:6-7) the image of the winged man is accorded to Matthew because his Gospel begins with the human genealogy of Christ. |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
| − | | + | [[File:St Matthew stained glass.JPG|thumbnail|250px|right|Saint Matthew ]] |
| | *[[The Twelve Apostles]] | | *[[The Twelve Apostles]] |
| | *[[Jude the Apostle]] | | *[[Jude the Apostle]] |
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| | == External links == | | == External links == |
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| | + | *[https://overviewbible.com/matthew-the-apostle/ Who Was Matthew the Apostle? The Beginner’s Guide], Overview Bible |
| | *[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10056b.htm St. Matthew] Catholic Encyclopedia. | | *[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10056b.htm St. Matthew] Catholic Encyclopedia. |
| | + | *[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Matthew St. Matthew], Britannica |
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| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzFoA4iUJvsS_7wjejWwLE4oPqsAeo0NO Saint Matthew - video playlist], video playlist |
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| | == References == | | == References == |