Matthew the Evangelist

survive three days and nights in a fish’s belly? Was he swallowed by a fish or a mammal?” First: Although it has been argued that the Old Testament book of Jonah is a fairy tale, the Lord Himself referred to it as a sign that His teaching was true. (Matthew 12: 39-41) Fiction proves nothing. Second: Whether this was a miracle or the providential operation of God the facts remain the same. God may have performed a miracle and created a special sea creature for this occasion or He may have…

The First was in Matthew 22:32 where he said “I AM the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” He also said he was when he was being tried by the elders and chief priests to which the Jews clearly saw…

When it comes to the Bible there are many themes that are expressed throughout it. The visibility of many themes is especially true when it comes to the Gospels, and in this case in particular the Gospel of Mark. There were many themes within this Gospel, but the one that stuck out the most was Jesus as Healer. This is seen first in Mark 1:23-26 and continues all the way to Mark 16:9. This is expressed in three main ways, when Jesus heals the ill, when he frees people of demons, and when he…

The Proclamation of the Kingdom The third Luminous Mystery, The Proclamation of the Kingdom, is found in all four Gospels but is mostly talked about in the Gospel of Matthew. An important part of The Proclamation of the Kingdom is in the Beatitudes, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt 5:3). This is important because he is preaching to the crowd and getting them to understand that He is not of this world and He wants us to be a part of His kingdom.…

Do you think it would be awesome if your parents knew what you would look like and what personality traits you would have before you were even born? Well, in the Old Testament God gave many clues to the characteristics our Messiah would possess seven hundred years before he was born! These descriptions can be found in the book of Isaiah and are known as the Messianic prophecies. In the book of Isaiah, there is a section of prophecy-songs about our Savior. This section consists of chapters…

and rehearsed as a small reconnaissance mission consisting of four Navy Special Warfare Operators (SEALS) in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan in late June, 2005. Lt. Michael Murphy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew Axelson, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell were the four team members assigned to this mission, with Murph being the ranking officer, and Luttrell assigned as team lead. What transpired in less than 24 hours was the largest death…

Gospel of Matthew, there are very different perspectives when it comes to Jesus. At the time of Matthew writing his gospels, his main focus was on mainly to provide people who were in a sense “like him” to hear the great news when it came to Jesus. One of Matthews main purposes was to be able to provide everyone and anyone who wanted to listen the story of how Jesus lived, died, and then brought back; this is why the Gospel of Matthew is a matter of fact called the Gospel “according to” Matthew.…

Pseudonymity is defined as “the practice of creating new works in the name of a famous deceased author”, and this practice was widespread among Jewish writers, with the practice being utilized to portray actual writings of Biblical figures such as Daniel, Enoch, Noah, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Ezra and Moses (Harris, 2014, p. 387). Scholars believe these pseudonymous writings were not intended to deceive others into believing they were the works of the pseudonymous writer, but to perpetuate the…

describing the same object. The bible is a very reliable source and once the verses are broken down and looked further into the “contradictions” will not seem so contradictory anymore. The first contradiction comes from the verses of Mark 14:30 and Matthew 26:34. The problem is how many times did the rooster crow and what did Jesus really say? The answer to this is that, both books do not state how many times the rooster but state that Peter will deny the Lord three times. The only major…

Amy-Jill Levine and discussing the “New Moses” theme that appeared in Matthew, which describes the similarities between Jesus and Moses (i.e. going on top of a mountain to get/give the Law), have helped a great deal in making this conceptual connection. The second conceptual topic, which I found to be the most compelling and interesting, would be the Synoptic Gospels/Problem. Analyzing the connections between the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke have made it apparent to me that they are all…