Gospel of Matthew
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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.
Observed surface forms (10)
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
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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
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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.
this entity surface form:
Gospel of Matthew 28:18–20
this entity surface form:
Gospels of Matthew and Luke
subject surface form:
James the Greater
subject surface form:
Simon the Zealot