Why do Bible scholars indicate that Matthew wrote for the Jews? (MultipleSelect)

The Gospel ends with "Woe to the Jews who do not heed these words."

He includes many references to the Holy City, the Holy Place, and the Law of Moses.

There are sixty references and forty quotations from the Old Testament.

He speaks negatively of the Gentiles.

The author frequently uses Hebrew and Aramaic in his writing.

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Why do Bible scholars indicate that Matthew wrote for the Jews? (MultipleSelect)

The Gospel ends with "Woe to the Jews who do not heed these words."

He includes many references to the Holy City, the Holy Place, and the Law of Moses.

There are sixty references and forty quotations from the Old Testament.

He speaks negatively of the Gentiles.

The author frequently uses Hebrew and Aramaic in his writing.

farmdawgnation · Answer

Hey, this is a very interesting question. I'd probably recommend dropping it in the History group as we don't have a very active Religion group on the site at the moment. (Though there is HippoCampus Religion - might be worth trying there.)