18 While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue [a] came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died ; but come and lay your hands on her, and she will live. 19 And Jesus arose and followed him with his disciples. 20 Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” » 22 Jesus turned and, seeing her, said, “Take courage, my daughter; your faith has healed you. And instantly the woman was healed. 23 When Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowds milling about, 24 he said, “Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping. And they made fun of him. 25 But when the crowd was driven out, he went in and took her hand, and the girl stood up. 26 And the report spread throughout all that district. The Gospel of Matthew is the first canonical gospel of the New Testament. It is believed to have been written somewhere between 70 and 100 CE. Most scholars agree that the Gospel of Matthew was written in Galilee or near Syria, with the original language most likely Aramaic and/or Greek. Like the other canonical gospels, the gospel of Matthew is a biography of Jesus. Matthew presents Jesus as the fulfillment of the Messiah and the Scriptures. Many written commentaries on the gospel of Matthew agree that the sources for the gospel would have included the gospel of Mark, the Q source, as well as oral tradition. The initial audience for Matthew's gospel would have been Jewish-Christians who viewed Jesus as "a hope for Judaism." The anonymous author of Matthew, who was most likely in the middle of the paper......ew. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1965. Print. Meeks, Wayne A. and Jouette M. Bassler. “Matthew.” The HarperCollins Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version, including the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books. By Harold W. Attridge. San Francisco, California: HarperSanFrancisco, 2006. N. pag. Print.Newsom, Carol A. and Sharon H. Ringe. Women's Bible Commentary. London: SPCK, 1992. Print. Syswerda, Jean. Women of the Bible: A year-long devotional study on women in Scripture. By Ann Spangler. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2012. 321-25. Print. Talbert, Charles H. “Third Triad of Miracles, with an Integrated Fourth (9:18-34_.” Matthew. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010. 119-27. Print. Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament .Westerholm, Stephen. Understanding Matthew: The Early Christian Worldview of the Early Gospel Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2006. Print..