Matthew 1-7 – “Jesus the Messiah”
January 1, 2009 by Carl Peterson
Filed under Bible Topics
The apostle Matthew wrote the gospel that now bears his name to show Jesus of Nazareth as the promised Messiah. This gospel is often said to be the gospel by a Jew, to Jews, about a Jew. The audience to whom Matthew wrote would have been well-acquainted with Hebrew Scripture. They would have recognized the [...]