“inner-family” debate between various Jews—some believers and some skeptics. Add to all this a significant historical point concerning the strong Jewish context of Matthew: There is reference to Hebrew being the original language of the scroll. As the early church historian Eusebius notes, “Matthew composed the oracles in the Hebrew language, and each one interpreted them as he was able” (Ecclesiastical History, III, xxxix, 16). While we have not found this Hebrew gospel account (yet), it is not
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