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Matthew biography
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle
Not to be confused with Matthias the Apostle or Matthew.
"Saint Matthew" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Matthew (disambiguation).
Matthew the Apostle[a] was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist.
The claim of his gospel authorship is rejected by most modern biblical scholars, though the "traditional authorship still has its defenders." The New Testament records that as a disciple, he followed Jesus.
Church Fathers, such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria, relate that Matthew preached the gospel in Judea before going to other countries.
In the New Testament
Matthew is mentioned in Matthew 9:9[5] and Matthew 10:3[6] as a tax collector (in the New International Version and other translations of the Bible) who, while