Matthew

New Testament · Gospels · 28 chapters

Jesus as the promised Messiah and king, with the Sermon on the Mount, parables of the kingdom, and the call to make disciples of all nations.

Context

Genre

Gospel narrative

Authorship

Traditionally attributed to Matthew the apostleThe text is anonymous; the attribution comes from early tradition.

Date

c. 70–100 CE

Original language

Greek

In the original

βασιλείαbasileia — kingdom

Related texts

Mark 1–16 · parallel accountLuke 1–24 · parallel accountIsaiah 7 · Isaiah quoted

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