Mattheus In Iudea
The Monarchian Prologues are a set of Latin introductions to the four canonical gospels of ''Gospel of Matthew, Matthew'', ''Gospel of Mark, Mark'', ''Gospel of Luke, Luke'' and ''Gospel of John, John''. They were long thought to have been written in the second or third century from a Monarchian perspective, hence their name. Today they are generally regarded as Priscillianist compositions from the late fourth or early fifth century. They appear to be the work of a single author. John Chapman (priest), John Chapman even concluded that they were the work of Priscillian himself, who died in 386. The Latin style of the prologues is convoluted and difficult to understand. The prologues provide background on the traditional authors (Matthew the Apostle, Matthew, Mark the Evangelist, Mark, Saint Luke, Luke and John the Apostle, John) and their theological purposes. Since Luke and John were also credited with the ''Acts of the Apostles'' and the ''Book of Revelation'', respectively, inform ...
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