Mathew

• Matthew was once a tax collector
• The Gospel of Matthew often connects events in Jesus' life to the Old Testament
• The author of the Gospel of Matthew is the apostle Matthew
• The style of the Gospel of Matthew is orderly and concise
• Matthew has a keen interest in accounting, as seen in passages 18:23-24 and 25:14-15
• Matthew does not write in chronological order
• Matthew wrote the Gospel of Matthew in the early period of the church, around A.D. 55-65
• During this time, most Christians were Jewish converts
• Matthew's focus on the Jewish perspective in this Gospel is understandable
• Matthew arranges the Gospel of Matthew through six discussions