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Re: Matisyahu
I agree, and furthermore I think it's nonsensical to suggest that the name Matthew (in that form, as opposed to Hebrew and Greek forms) existed *at all* until Christianity spread to England. Certainly we have no evidence for the name Matthew in the second century BC!

ChrisellAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

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