Saint Matthew
- For others named Matthew, see Matthew.
- "Oh! Quick, Homer! Which way do we turn? Uh-oh! No time. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John!"
- ―Ned Flanders' counting-out rhyme[src]
Matthew the Evangelist
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Character Information
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Saint Matthew the Evangelist also known as Saint Matthew the Apostle, was one of Jesus Christ's twelve apostles and an evangelist who authored the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Holy Bible.
History
Several verses have been mentioned Matthew 1,[1] 7:26,[2] 19:19,[3] 21:17,[2] 23,[4] 24:27-42,[5] and others have been referenced Matthew 1:1-3,[1] 6:10-14,[2] 7:26,[2] 7:1-2,[6][7] 16:24,[8] and 25:40.[9]
Matthew is also depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper.
Non-canon
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In a retelling of the nativity story King Herod the Great arrived with his soldiers to kill the newborn Jesus, one soldier said that nobody would ever speak or write of what they do again. Matthew then heard what was happening and wrote it down, thinking it would be a boffo opening for his book.[10]
Appearances
- Episode – "Dead Putting Society" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Whacking Day" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Homer the Heretic" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" (mentioned)
- Episode – "The Frying Game" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Simpsons Christmas Stories" (The First D'oh-El)
- Episode – "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" (mentioned)
- Episode – "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Black-Eyed, Please" (mentioned)
Refernces
See also
- Last Supper (Matthew is 3rd from the right)
External links
Bible characters
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Abel • Adam • Cain • Eve • God • Goliath • King Herod • Jesus Christ • Jezebel • John the Baptist • Jonah • Saint Joseph • Joseph of Aramathea • Judas • Kevin • Virgin Mary • Mary Magdalene • Saint Matthew • Methuselah • Moses • Noah • Saint Peter • Pharaoh • Pontius Pilate • Samuel • Satan • Saul • Serpent • King Solomon |