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Matthew 27 is the 27th chapter in the Gospel of Matthew, part of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. This chapter contains Matthew's record of the day of the trial, crucifixion and burial of Jesus. Scottish theologian William Robertson Nicoll notes that "the record of this single day is very nearly one-ninth of the whole book". [1]
The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a story recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. [2]
The Gospel of Matthew [a] is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's messiah ( Christ ), Jesus , comes to his people (the Jews) but is rejected by them and how, after his resurrection , he sends the disciples to the gentiles instead. [ 3 ]
Joseph of Arimathea (Ancient Greek: Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας) is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. Three of the four canonical Gospels identify him as a member of the Sanhedrin, while the Gospel of Matthew identifies him as a rich disciple of Jesus.
There are several references in the Synoptic Gospels (the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke) to Jesus predicting his own death, the first two occasions building up to the final prediction of his crucifixion. [1] Matthew's Gospel adds a prediction, before he and his disciples enter Jerusalem, that he will be crucified there. [2]
The Gospel of Matthew also mentions several women being present, among them Mary Magdalene, Mary, mother of James and the mother of Zebedee's children. [120] Although a group of women is mentioned in Luke, neither is named. [121] The Gospel of John speaks of women present, among them the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Clopas. [122]