<P> The Gospel According to Matthew ( Greek : Τὸ κατὰ Ματθαῖον εὐαγγέλιον , translit . Tò katà Matthaīon euangélion ; also called the Gospel of Matthew or simply , Matthew ) is the first book of the New Testament and one of the three synoptic gospels . It tells how the Messiah , Jesus , rejected by Israel , finally sends the disciples to preach the gospel to the whole world . Most scholars believe it was composed between AD 80 and 90 , with a range of possibility between AD 70 to 110 ( a pre-70 date remains a minority view ) . The anonymous author was probably a male Jew , standing on the margin between traditional and non-traditional Jewish values , and familiar with technical legal aspects of scripture being debated in his time . Writing in a polished Semitic `` synagogue Greek '' , he drew on three main sources : the Gospel of Mark , the hypothetical collection of sayings known as the Q source , and material unique to his own community , called the M source or `` Special Matthew '' . </P>
<P> The Gospel According to Matthew ( Greek : Τὸ κατὰ Ματθαῖον εὐαγγέλιον , translit . Tò katà Matthaīon euangélion ; also called the Gospel of Matthew or simply , Matthew ) is the first book of the New Testament and one of the three synoptic gospels . It tells how the Messiah , Jesus , rejected by Israel , finally sends the disciples to preach the gospel to the whole world . Most scholars believe it was composed between AD 80 and 90 , with a range of possibility between AD 70 to 110 ( a pre-70 date remains a minority view ) . The anonymous author was probably a male Jew , standing on the margin between traditional and non-traditional Jewish values , and familiar with technical legal aspects of scripture being debated in his time . Writing in a polished Semitic `` synagogue Greek '' , he drew on three main sources : the Gospel of Mark , the hypothetical collection of sayings known as the Q source , and material unique to his own community , called the M source or `` Special Matthew '' . </P>
who is generally accepted to be the author of the gospel of matthew
who is generally accepted to be the author of the gospel of matthew
a male Jew , standing on the margin between traditional and non-traditional Jewish values , and familiar with technical legal aspects of scripture being debated in his time
a male Jew , standing on the margin between traditional and non-traditional Jewish values , and familiar with technical legal aspects of scripture being debated in his time