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 ...

Matthew (also known as Levi in the Gospels of Luke and Mark) was a Jewish tax collector, or publican, living in Capernaum. Tax collectors at that time were known as dishonest and corrupt people who ...

Just like St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew’s primary New Testament claims to fame are his call to be an Apostle and his listing among the Apostles. Apart from that, there’s not much said about him in the ...

If you thought that Jesus-lookin’ zen-type Matthew Stephen Smith from Netflix’s ‘Too Hot To Handle’ looked familiar, you’re not losing your mind. It’s okay, you’ve definitely seen him before, and it ...

Matthew ended up trying out his acting chops playing actual Jesus (Picture: Netflix) One of Too Hot To Handle’s biggest characters was Matthew ‘Jesus’ Smith – the completely swoonworthy and zen-like ...

And before that, Matthew’s Gospel takes great pains to elucidate the genealogy of Jesus, listing no fewer than 40 ancestors, from Father Abraham to King David and beyond. Ironically, of course (at ...