Where was Matthew the Apostle born?

Answer 1

The Gospel of Matthew was originally written anonymously and only attributed to the disciple whose name it now bears, later in the second century. Scholars say that the Gospel could not have been written by an eyewitness to the events it portrays, so there is no good reason to believe that the disciple Matthew was really the author. Therefore there is no good reason to believe that the author, traditionally referred to as Matthew the Evangelist, was born in either Galilee or Judea.

We do not know where Matthew's Gospel was written, although it is known to have been written in Greek Koine, the lingua franca of the Near East. With no other information known about the authorship of Matthew, other than that it was written between 80 and 90 CE, the best information is that Matthew the Evangelist was most probably born somewhere in the Near East.

Answer 2

A:Like all the New Testament gospels, Matthew's Gospel was written anonymously and only attributed by the Church Fathers to the apostle whose name it now bears, later in the second century. However, scholars say the Gospel could not have been written by an eyewitness to the events it portrays, which means that its author could not have been the apostle Matthew.

We know that Matthew's Gospel was written in the eighties of the first century, although Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that several years should be allowed either side of that decade. Since few commoners lived beyond their fifties in the first century, the evangelist would probably have been in his thirties or forties, and would perhaps have been born between 40 and 60 CE.

Another Answer:

No one knows for sure and therefore any emphatic statements to this question are misguided. The consensus of Scholars who participated on the New King James Study Bible agree that Matthew was written prior to the destruction of Jerusalem between 67-70 AD. They support this idea by verses found in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 4:5; 27:53). Furthermore, Jesus' prophecy of 24:2 of Jerusalem's future destruction includes no indication that it had already occurred when Matthew wrote His words. In light of this, these various scholars thought it reasonable to conclude the book was written in 50-60 AD.

Given that timeframe, and that Matthew is an experienced tax collector probably age 25-35 yrs old during Christ's ministry of 27-31 AD, he can then be said to have been born late BC like Christ or early AD (circa 7BC to 2AD).

Answer 3

Like all the New Testament gospels, Matthew's Gospel was written anonymously and only attributed by the Church Fathers to the apostle whose name it now bears, later in the second century. However, scholars say the Gospel could not have been written by an eyewitness to the events it portrays, which means that its author could not have been the apostle Matthew.

Because Matthew's Gospel is substantially based on Mark's Gospel, which is dated with some certainty to around 70 CE, we know that Matthew was written in the eighties of the first century - although Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that several years should be allowed either side of that decade.

Since few commoners lived beyond their fifties in the first century, the evangelist would probably have been in his thirties or forties, and would perhaps have been born between 40 and 60 CE.

Answer 4

Saint Matthew was presumed to be born in Galilee. He died near Hierapolis or Ethiopia. Check Wikipedia for more.

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Answer 5

St. Matthew is believed to have been born in Galilee.