New Testament (80 A.D.):
“Matthew”
by Matthew

6 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth) (lead character)	Christianity	[ 1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1965) ]		565
The Three Wise Men (Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior) (details)  Quote: "Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared." Wise Men are first mentioned in Bible in Matthew 2:7	cosmic entity and two Zoroastrian magi	[1st app: New Testament (80 A.D.)]		47
Wise Man (details)  Quote: "Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared." Wise Men are first mentioned in Bible in Matthew 2:7	cosmic entity	The Three Wise Men [one of Wise Men who brought gifts to infant Jesus]		1
Mary (details)  First mentioned in Matthew 1:16: "And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."	Jewish; Christian	[mother of Jesus]	Procter & Gamble	155
Joseph of Nazareth (details)  First mentioned in Matthew 1:16: "And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."	Jewish; Christian	[foster father of Jesus]		79
Matthew	Jewish; Christian apostle	[tax collector]		50

The Gospel of Matthew does not actually name its own author. The tradition that it was written by Matthew began with the early Christian bishop Papias of Hierapolis (about 100 - 140 AD).

The process of listing characters who appeared in this source is not yet complete. This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. An alternative form of this story's title is: “The Gospel According to Matthew”. Webpage for New Testament (80 A.D.) created 16 May 2013. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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