The Gospel of Matthew - A Spiritual Commentary
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Matthew's gospel usually heads the list of the three synoptic gospels because he was an eye-witness from the beginning. A more scientific study of the synoptic gospels showed us that the question is not quite so simple.
Matthew's gospel usually heads the list of the three synoptic gospels because he was an eye-witness from the beginning. And this tradition can be traced back to some very early references to a gospel by Matthew in 'the language of Hebrews'. So until the end of the nineteenth century, the First Gospel was attributed to Matthew.
However, a more scientific study of the three synoptic gospels showed us that the question is not quite so simple.
Fr. Bill Yeomans (1925-1989) was a member of the editorial team which founded The Way. He was one of those who, from the 1960s onwards, applied the new movements in the Church - biblical, liturgical, theological - to the spiritual life.
Matthew's gospel usually heads the list of the three synoptic gospels because he was an eye-witness from the beginning. And this tradition can be traced back to some very early references to a gospel by Matthew in 'the language of Hebrews'. So until the end of the nineteenth century, the First Gospel was attributed to Matthew.
However, a more scientific study of the three synoptic gospels showed us that the question is not quite so simple.
Fr. Bill Yeomans (1925-1989) was a member of the editorial team which founded The Way. He was one of those who, from the 1960s onwards, applied the new movements in the Church - biblical, liturgical, theological - to the spiritual life.