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Some have made claims the gospel of John was authored by another minor apostle or someone other than John, the son of Zebedee and brother of James. John often accompanied Peter and was considered one of the more prominent apostles (with Peter and James, his brother), having been chosen just after Jesus chose his first …
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The Gospel of Matthew The intention of this blog is to provide evidence in support of the authors of two Gospels: Matthew and Mark. Internal evidence in the book of Matthew supports the claim the author is Matthew the tax collector, Jesus’ apostle. All three Synoptic Gospels feature the event in which Jesus called Matthew …
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According to the New Testament, after Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, leading to Jesus’ crucifixion, he felt remorse so he killed himself. We have two accounts of this action, which were written by (or attributed to) Matthew and Luke. Skeptics often point to the two accounts of Judas’ death to claim the New Testament contains conflicting …
In the early history of the Christian Church, the church fathers asserted that Matthew was the first to write the gospels, yet in recent years many have asserted that Mark was the first author. The intention of this blog is to examine the arguments for both so readers can develop their own conclusions. I will …
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