Because of its rich theological content, Matthew was used as the primary catechetical text in the early Church and was the gospel most quoted by the fathers. It presents a holistic and systematic ...

Matthew and Luke depend on Mark ... I kind of smoked these places out -- [there are points in] the text that indicate that the gospel writers themselves were dealing with certain traditions ...

The evangelist who composed the gospel of Matthew was ... beautiful but inside they are full of the bones of the dead and all kinds of filth." (MATT 23:27) Matthew's attitude toward the Pharisees ...