Day 275 (Matthew 1, Luke 2) - Year 8
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Day 275 (Matthew 1, Luke 2) - Year 8

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 202610 min
  • One speaker
  • Religion

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oldest of the four gospels.

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before Jesus called him.

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Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap. Today we dropped in on a new gospel, Matthew. And even though he's a new gospel to us in our reading plan, he's quite possibly the oldest of the four gospels.

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Most people believe this is Matthew the Apostle slash disciple of Jesus, who was a tax collector before Jesus called him. his attention to numbers and money and return on investment, it seems likely. Matthew's unique lens on Jesus is Jesus as King. As a refresher, Luke's lens is Jesus

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as man, and John's is Jesus as God. So far, we have Jesus as God, man, and King. Matthew starts out by giving us the lineage of Jesus, and if you were with us in the Old Testament, you probably recognized at least a few of these people. Here are three things worth noting about this genealogy. First, it includes women.

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