Re: Matthews - Is there a Jewish connection?
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Matthews - Is there a Jewish connection?
12/23/01
It is highly likely that Matthew of the book Matthew in the New Testament was Jewish. He was a tax collector who left his job to follow Jesus as an apostle. Some believe he wrote the book, some don't. Most believe he was Jewish. The name means "gift of the Lord". I don't know enough history to know if he was number one Matthew (aka Mathew, Mathews, Matthews, Mathis, Mathais, or Mathieu).