This last question is the one that Jesus’ detractors ask in today’s Gospel passage from Mark. They are baffled that Jesus not only asks a tax collector, Levi, personally to follow him ...

This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for a Jewish Christian audience. The narrative closely follows the life of Jesus from his birth, through his ministry and unto his ...

From the context of Matthew’s calling as one of the Twelve Disciples (Matthew 9:9), it is not surprising that most scholars ...