![]() Matthew begins his account of the life of Jesus Christ with the record of the lineage of Jesus from the patriarch Abraham. ![]() The Son of David, the Son of Abraham: In this overview of explaining the lineage of Jesus, Matthew clearly and strongly connects him to some of the greatest men in the history of the Old Testament. “We know that he was a tax-gatherer and that he must therefore have been a bitterly hated man, for the Jews hated the members of their own race who had entered the civil service of their conquerors.” (Barclay)ī. “Matthew nobly used his literary skill to become the first man ever to compile an account of the teaching of Jesus.” (Barclay) We might say that when Matthew followed Jesus, he left everything behind – except his pen and paper. Some think that Matthew was the “recorder” among the disciples and took notes of Jesus’ teaching. A tax collector of that day must know Greek and be a literate, well-organized man. ![]() As a former tax collector (also called “Levi”), Matthew was qualified to write an account of Jesus’ life and teachings.
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