Readers sometimes ask us how we find our stories. One of the ways is by listening to scholars present their ideas at scholarly colloquia around the world. George Howard’s article, “Was the Gospel of Matthew Originally Written in Hebrew?” was born at such a meeting in 1985 in Trondheim, Norway, where we heard Howard’s paper delivered to scholarly acclaim. It has yet to appear in the scholarly literature, but BR is proud to present this first publication to our subscribers. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—the four canonical Gospels—as we know them today in English translations are based on Greek […]