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Matthew

Matthew writes with Israel's Scriptures open, showing Jesus as the promised King from David's line. Five blocks of teaching, beginning with the Sermon on the Mount, sit inside the story.

Authorship: Traditionally attributed to Matthew the tax collector, one of the Twelve.
Historical setting: First-century Judea and Galilee under Roman rule.
Key themes: Fulfilment of prophecy · The kingdom of heaven · Discipleship · Authority of Jesus
Where it sits in the story: The bridge between the Old Testament and the Gospels, opened with a genealogy.

Matthew belongs to The Gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Four accounts of Jesus.

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