And it's very important that Jesus for Matthew is fully a man from Israel. Therefore, Matthew begins his gospel by taking all the genealogy of Jesus; he wanted to show that Jesus was the son of ...

As of this past Sunday, liturgical churches have entered the Season of Advent. “Advent” means arrival or coming and the focus becomes the arrivals or comings of Jesus. One such coming is as a baby ...

The conclusion therefore was that the new king would be born in Bethlehem. This is another example of Matthew referring to the Old Testament and showing how Jesus has fulfilled it. The Magi have a ...

This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic ... Rives said that Jesus "is the King who comes not in grandeur, but in meekness, offering His life for the redemption of ...

It then mentions how Joseph, Mary and infant Jesus leave for Egypt to escape King Herod’s attempt to assassinate all young children. Matthew also says that after Herod dies from an illness ...

“Long live the King of the Jews!” they said. They spat on him and hit him over the head with the stick. Then they led him out to crucify him. Jesus’ crime when presented to Pilate was ...

The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate ... Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene, Paras Patel as Matthew, Noah James as Andrew, George H. Xanthis as John, Luke ...

He begins by tracing Jesus' genealogy. To do this, Matthew only needed to show that Jesus was a descendent of King David. But Matthew takes no chances. He traces Jesus' lineage all the way back to ...

This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for a Jewish Christian audience. The narrative closely follows the life of Jesus from his birth, through his ministry and unto his ...