Quote from Origen's Commentary on Matthew (Book 1, Fragment)
Concerning the four Gospels which alone are uncontroverted in the Church of God under heaven, I have learned by tradition that the Gospel according to Matthew, who was at one time a publican and afterwards an Apostle of Jesus Christ, was written first; and that he composed it in the Hebrew tongue and published it for the converts from Judaism. The second written was that according to Mark, who wrote it according to the instruction of Peter, who, in his General Epistle, acknowledged him as a son, saying, "The church that is in Babylon, elect together with you, salutes you; and so does Mark my son." [1 Peter 5:13] And third, was that according to Luke, the Gospel commended by Paul, which he composed for the converts from the Gentiles. Last of all, that according to John.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Order in which the Gospels Were Written (Origen)
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5 comments:
Dear Edgar,
thanks for the very interesting posting. May I ask whre you read Origen's Commentary?
Thanks a lot
Kyp
Dear Kyp,
You're welcome. Please see http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1016.htm
So Mathew was originally written in Hebrew?
Dear Anonymous, that is what Origen seemed to claim and another church writer made a similar remark. We can't say for sure whether Matthew originally wrote his Gospel in Hebrew, but it's possible he did.
See https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002939
Use search term, "Hebrew"
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