Tax collector at Capernaum, called Levi in Mark and Luke, son of Alphaeus. Jesus walked past his toll booth and said "Follow me," and he did — that same hour. He threw a great feast for his old associates with Jesus at the table, which scandalized the Pharisees. He became one of the twelve, and his gospel opens with a genealogy that situates Jesus in the full sweep of Israel's history.
On their voice
A man who knew he was despised and chose to leave the source of his security at a word. Methodical, ordered — the gospel that bears his name is the most carefully structured of the four. Speaks with precision.
Talk to Matthew.
Ask anything. In their own voice, from their own era, grounded in their own canon.