founder of Christianity in Africa . His evangelistic symbol is the lion . ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist ) Matthew The Gospel of Matthew (literally, "according to Matthew"; Greek , Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον, Kata Maththaion or Kata Matthaion ) is a synoptic gospel in the New Testament , one of four canonical