Bible Trivia Question

Who is generally accepted to be the author of the gospel of Matthew?


Matthew
Paul
Peter
Joseph

Matthew

Some scholars think it was an unknown author, using the gospel of Mark and other sources as a basis for the gospel of Matthew.

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