Abstract
This essay is in the form of a letter from the Apostle Matthew to Paul. The letter cogently outlines Matthew's points of disagreement with Paul on issues of doctrine, practice and adherence to the laws according to the Old Testament.

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"Dear Paul,
"I have come upon your letter written to the people of Galatia and I am appalled that you take the laws of the Torah so lightly. You claim that you received a revelation from Jesus Christ and are; therefore, an apostle of Jesus. How then could you have misunderstood the reason for his existence here on earth? You have stated, "A man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ" and that "by observing the law no one will be justified." You are preaching this to Gentile Christians, telling them they are not required to obey the Law of Moses. You do this because you believe Jesus came to abolish the Jewish laws, while the opposite is true."

Tags:bible, galatians, law, letter, matthew, paul, response, torah, new, testament

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The paper relates that the New Testament includes the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, each telling the essential story of Christ, his birth, his life, and his death. The paper examines one book explaining the Gospel of Matthew; "The Gospel of Matthew: New International Commentary on the New Testament" by Richard T. France.

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"The New Testament includes the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, each telling the essential story of Christ, his birth, his life, and his death. Though the four versions have many similarities, they also have differences, and the texts have been carefully studied to show how each was written, what differences can be found among them, why those differences exist, the meaning of each, and much more. To aid in scholarship on these issues and to provide assistance in reading the gospels, and one such book directed at explaining the Gospel of Matthew in particular is "The Gospel of Matthew: New International Commentary on the New Testament" by Richard T. France. This is an effort at providing a..."

Tags:gospel, matthew, analysis

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This paper describes the murder of Matthew Shepard, its background and repercussions, as portrayed in B. Loffreda's book "Losing Matthew Shepard." The reviewer first delves into the myths Loffreda presents surrounding gay populations outside of major urban centers. The paper then outlines the active homophobia in some rural areas, such as Wyoming, where the Shepard murder took place. The reviewer finds Loffreda's analysis to be extensive, since she was able to talk to many people in the town who otherwise avoided speaking to the media. Her investigation took place at the same time as the trial and other events related to the crime, making her ability to get answers from a shell-shocked public all the more remarkable.

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"Wyoming is a part of the country that sees itself as separated from the sort of tensions ascribed by the populace to places like New York City. Some may also see New York and Los Angeles as bastions of gay populations while trying to deny that there are any gay people at all in the hinterlands, though clearly there are. Shepard had jus recently joined a group at the university called the Lesbian Gay bisexual Transgender Association (LGBTA), and though this was the only gay organization on campus and in Laramie as a whole, its existence shows that there was a sizeable gay population in the area. Others in the group had been attacked, leading to a view that anti-gay feelings were pervasive and that these might have contributed to the death of Shepard."

Tags:Losing, Matthew, Shepard, anti-gay, violence

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In this article, the writer provides a discussion of the role and view of women articulated in the Matthew and John gospels, focusing on Jesus' toleration and sympathy toward women in Matthew, and the importance of Mary and Martha to Jesus as an individual, and to the narrative of the Passion.

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"In part the differences between the gospels of John and Matthew in respect of their view of women can be traced to the difference between the spiritual gospel and the three synoptic ones. Even so in Matthew there are references to women that tend to support the idea that women do have a role in the life of faith. Kopas argues that Matthew struggles to incorporate women moving from the periphery to greater public involvement and from being victims and survivors to being disciples and leaders. This begins Kopas ..."

Tags:Matthew, women, Jesus, gospels, Passion, John, women's status, New Testament, faith, Martha, Mary, Lazarus

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This paper discusses Matthew 20.20-28 on Christ's commentary on achieving greatness. The author refers to the parable that precedes Matthew 20.20-28.

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"This research provides an exegesis of Christ's commentary on achieving greatness as found in Matthew. The research will set forth the context in which this lesson appears and then critically discuss the significance and meanings of the events in the passage."

Tags:Matthew, Christ, parable

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greatness

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In this article, the writer discusses a resolution of the seeming contradiction between Matt. 5.23 and 10.35, one of which mandates family reconciliation and the other of which calls for family members to turn against each other. It is resolved in how Matthew articulates the relationship between God and humankind.

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"At first glance Matt and seem irreconcilable. In the first verse Jesus says that individuals must reconcile themselves to their brothers and sisters before making an offering to God. Yet in the second Jesus explains that he has come to set sons against fathers and daughters against mothers. In other words the first verse seems to insist on family comity and the second seems to insist on family disunion. The two problems with seeing the contradiction have to with context on one hand and the overarching intent of the ..."

Tags:Matthew, God, humankind, family, Micah, family, salvation, Christian thought

Abstract
This paper explicates Matthew 9:37, in which Jesus tells the disciples that "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few." The paper further discusses the context of this passage.

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"The scripture Matthew is part of a larger passage that starts with Matthew ... and ends with Matthew ... And Jesus went about all the cities and villages teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes he was moved with compassion on them because they fainted and were scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd. "

Tags:Matthew 9:37, laborers, harvest, Jesus, explicate

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This paper provides a biography of Matthew B. Brady, describing his photography of the Civil War, and also provides a description, formal analysis, and interpretation of two of his photos.

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"When Matthew B. Brady arrived in New York, he started out as a department store clerk. Shortly thereafter, however, he developed his own business manufacturing jewelry cases, studying photography in his spare time under a number of teachers, one of them was Samuel B. Morse who had recently introduced photography in America. Brady had his own photography studio in New York by and was soon considered one of the nation's greatest..."

Tags:Matthew B. Brady, Mathew B. Brady, photographer, Civil War, Robert E. Lee

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It is the purpose of this paper to examine the teachings of each Matthew and to explore how each of them lived against the generally accepted principles of life within their time.

Tags:book, of, matthew

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A comparison and contrast of two Gospels. The paper shows how Matthew is focused on writing to a predominantly Jewish audience, while Luke is writing for a Gentile population.

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"Matthew and Luke are two of the synoptic gospels that attempt to cover Jesus' birth, ministry, miracles, passion, death and resurrection. These two have several sources in common. One is the third synoptic Gospel. The other is the Q, a lost document which is believed to have been a list of the sayings and teachings of Jesus. Both also relied greatly on the oral traditions of their respective Christian communities. However, the whole course of recent study of the Gospel tradition suggests..."

Tags:matthew, luke, gospel, christianity, jew, gentile, audience