The New Testament, Gospel of Matthew

This entry cites the Gospel of Matthew directly as primary New Testament scripture, traditionally attributed to the apostle Matthew though the text itself does not name its author, which is why the atlas records it as anonymous rather than asserting the traditional attribution as established fact. As primary scripture it is the strongest possible source for what the text itself narrates and teaches, but it was written some decades after the events it describes for a specific early Christian community and its precise authorship, date and historical reliability on particular events remain genuinely debated among scholars. Read here for what the text itself states, with any claim about its historical accuracy on a specific point best checked against a dedicated historical critical source rather than assumed from the text alone.