Matthews, Robert J.. "Why does the LDS edition of the Bible not contain all of the corrections and additions made by Joseph Smith?" Ensign 22, no. 6 (1992): 29.

Matthews, Robert J.. "What the Book of Mormon Tells Us About Jesus Christ." In The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture, edited by Paul R. Cheesman, S. Kent Brown and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 21-43. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1988.

Matthews, Robert J.. "Whose Apocrypha? Viewing Ancient Apocrypha from the Vantage of Events in the Present Dispensation." In Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, edited by C. Wilfred Griggs, 1-18. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1986.

Matthews, Robert J.. "What is the symbolic meaning of the term rock in the scriptures?" Ensign 14, no. 1 (1984): 51-52.

Matthews, Robert J.. "What is Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible, and how can it help me to understand the Old Testament?" Ensign 10, no. 9 (1980): 63-64.

Matthews, Robert J.. "Why do the Book of Mormon selections from Isaiah sometimes parallel the King James Version and not the Dead Sea Scrolls text?" Ensign 10, no. 3 (1980): 40.

Matthews, Robert J.. "Why do we observe the Sabbath on Sunday?" Ensign 8, no. 1 (1978): 14-16.

Matthews, Robert J.. "What the Scriptures Say about Astrology, Divination, Spirit Mediums, Magic, Wizardry, and Necromancy." Ensign 4, no. 3 (1974): 26-28.

Matthews, Robert J.. "Why are there no books in the Old Testament from Malachi (about 400 B.C.) to the time of Jesus Christ?" Ensign 3, no. 10 (1973): 77.