who wrote matthew

The Gospel of Matthew is traditionally attributed to Matthew, the tax collector who became one of Jesus's twelve apostles. Early church fathers such as Papias, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Eusebius, and Origen affirmed Matthew's authorship. This gospel was likely originally compiled in Hebrew and later translated into Greek. However, modern scholars generally believe the Gospel was written anonymously, probably between 80 and 90 CE, after the Gospel of Mark, and not by Matthew himself, but possibly incorporating sources from the apostle. Despite some scholarly debate, the early church unanimously credited Matthew as the author, and this tradition remains influential in Christian teachings.