Matthew the Evangelist

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/matthew-the-evangelist

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Matthew the Evangelist. Small Whale. https://smallwhale.org/articles/matthew-the-evangelist. Accessed 2026-09-23. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. From the article, write the traditional birthplace:Capernaum, a prominent town in Galilee during the 1st century CE
2. Who was Matthew before he became a follower of Jesus?He was a tax collector named Levi, working for the Romans, but Jesus called him to follow.
3. Why did Matthew write his Gospel?He wrote it to show how Jesus fulfilled old promises and to help people understand Jesus as the King and to guide the early church.

Publican: A tax collector in ancient Rome, often viewed with suspicion and disdain by the populace.
Messianic Prophecies: Predictions in the Hebrew Bible concerning a future savior or liberator, interpreted by Christians as referring to Jesus.
Sermon on the Mount: A collection of Jesus's ethical teachings found in Matthew chapters 5-7, considered central to Christian morality.