Matthew - Saints and angels”, 2016). At the same time, the dates of Matthew's birth and death are unknown. Although the title of the Gospel of Matthew implied Matthew's authorship, the author is anonymous. The “According to Matthew” description emerged one hundred years later, first mentioned by the apostolic father Papias of Hierapolis. The point is that the author was probably of Jewish origin, but wrote his book in Ancient Greek. It is likely that the Gospel of Matthew was composed in Hebrew and then translated into Ancient Greek. The Hebrew version of the Gospel has not survived, and the Greek translations may contain errors and misinterpretations. One of the gospels, Q gospel, written by Matthew could be rather a collection of the sayings of Jesus, logia. The disciple Matthew had been a tax collector before becoming Jesus' disciple (“Biography of St. Matthew,” 2016). Matthew was also called Levi. Matthew once invited Jesus to have dinner at his house. After the Ascension of Jesus, Matthew worked in the cenacle. Subsequently, Matthew preached the Gospel among the inhabitants of Judea. Matthew died a martyr in Ethiopia, spreading the word of God, after having visited Parthia, Persia, Media and Syria (“The apostle and evangelist Matthew,”