The Gospel of Matthew is concerned with the position of these early Christian churches within Israel, or in its relationship to what we call Judaism. And these are concerns that belong to the time ...
The disciples gave four answers, all citing people from the Bible who were dead by this time. Peter, often the spokesperson for the disciples, answers, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living ...
The conclusion therefore was that the new king would be born in Bethlehem. This is another example of Matthew referring to the Old Testament and showing how Jesus has fulfilled it. The Magi have a ...
Luke is the main source of the Christmas story, while Matthew’s gospel emphasises the virgin birth. But some of best-known parts of the Christmas story aren’t in the Bible at all. Although ...