Gospel of Matthew

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Christian scripture New Testament book canonical gospel

The Gospel of Matthew is a New Testament book that presents an account of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his role as the Jewish Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
Gospel according to Matthew	2
Gospel of Matthew 16:18–19	2
Gospel of Matthew 16:19	2
Gospel of Matthew 11:12	1
Gospel of Matthew 28:18–20	1
Gospel of Matthew 3:13–17	1
Gospel of Matthew 9:9	1
GospelOfMatthew	1
Gospels of Matthew and Luke	1
The Gospel according to Matthew	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian scripture ⓘ New Testament book ⓘ canonical gospel ⓘ
acceptedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestant churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
alsoKnownAs	Gospel of Matthew ⓘ surface form: The Gospel according to Matthew
audience	primarily Jewish Christians ⓘ
canonicalStatus	universally accepted in major Christian traditions ⓘ
chronologicalOrderInGospels	often considered not the earliest written gospel ⓘ
contains	Sermon on the Mount ⓘ surface form: Beatitudes Genealogy of Jesus ⓘ Great Commission ⓘ Infancy narrative of Jesus ⓘ Lord’s Prayer ⓘ surface form: Lord's Prayer Passion narrative ⓘ Resurrection narrative ⓘ Sermon on the Mount ⓘ
emphasizes	Jesus as Jewish Messiah ⓘ fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy ⓘ teaching of Jesus ⓘ
genre	gospel ⓘ
includesDiscourse	Community discourse ⓘ Eschatological discourse ⓘ Mission discourse ⓘ Parables discourse ⓘ Sermon on the Mount ⓘ
influenced	Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian moral teaching ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ
keyTheme	Kingdom of Heaven ⓘ discipleship ⓘ fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets ⓘ righteousness ⓘ
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
partOf	Bible ⓘ surface form: Christian Bible New Testament ⓘ
positionInCanon	first book of the New Testament ⓘ
primarySubject	Jesus Christ ⓘ
sourceFor	Christian ethics ⓘ teachings on the Kingdom of Heaven ⓘ
structure	five major discourse sections ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo	Apostle Matthew ⓘ surface form: Levi the tax collector Apostle Matthew ⓘ surface form: Matthew the Apostle
usesSource	Gospel of Mark ⓘ M source (special Matthean material) ⓘ Q source (hypothetical) ⓘ

Referenced by (118)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gospel of Matthew → alsoKnownAs → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Gospel according to Matthew

Jekonias → appearsIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Joseph the Betrothed → appearsIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Judas Iscariot → appearsIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

parable of the fig tree → appearsIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

subject surface form: Parable of the Fig Tree

Q source hypothesis → appliesTo → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Transfiguration → associatedBiblicalBook → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Feast of the Theophany → associatedScripture → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gospel of Matthew 3:13–17

crossed keys of Saint Peter → associatedWith → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gospel of Matthew 16:19

Qasr al-Yahud → associatedWithGospel → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Mount of Beatitudes (traditional site) → associatedWithText → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Apostle Matthew → attributedWork → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Apostle Matthew → authored → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Christmas Oratorio → basedOn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

St Matthew Passion → basedOn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

The Calling of Saint Matthew → basedOn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

The Flight into Egypt (cantata) → basedOn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee → basedOn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Palm Sunday → basedOnEventDescribedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Three Kings Day → basedOnText → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Virgin Birth of Jesus → basedOnText → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff → basisInScripture → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

subject surface form: Pastor aeternus

this entity surface form: Gospel of Matthew 16:18–19

Pastor aeternus → basisInScripture → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gospel of Matthew 16:18–19

Miserando atque eligendo → biblicalReferenceContext → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gospel according to Matthew

Final Judgment → centralText → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Kingdom of Heaven → centralThemeOf → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Book of Jonah → citedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Synoptic Problem → concerns → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Codex Sinaiticus → contains → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Lindisfarne Gospels → contains → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

New Testament → contains → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Codex Bezae → containsText → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Gospels → containsWork → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Judas Iscariot → deathDescribedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

The Calling of Saint Matthew → depictsEventFrom → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gospel of Matthew 9:9

Baptism in the Jordan → describedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Burial of Jesus → describedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Cleansing of the Temple → describedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Flight into Egypt → describedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Gospel infancy narratives → describedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Magi → describedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Trial of Jesus → describedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Kingdom of God → especiallyEmphasizedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Gospel of Mark → follows → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Great Commandment → foundIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Lord’s Prayer → foundIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

parable of the faithful and wicked servants → foundIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

subject surface form: Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants

Passion narrative → foundIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Joseph → genealogyRecordedIn → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

Keys of Heaven → hasBiblicalBasis → Gospel of Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gospel of Matthew 16:19