one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
A Jewish tax collector working for Rome whom Jesus called to be one of the twelve apostles (Matt 9: 9; 10: 3; Mark 2: 13-17; 3: 18; Luke 5: 27-32; 6: 15; Acts 1: 13), Matthew (also called Levi) is the traditional author of the Gospel of Matthew, an attribution contested by most scholars