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In order to reflect on the meaning of the practice of theology today, the author proposes to observe three sets of echoes between Pauline epistles and the Gospel according to Matthew (Gal 4:15-20 // Mt 5:13-16; Rom 7:15-21 // Mt 12:32b-37; Gal 6:7-10 // Mt 7:15-21). The hypothesis defended in this contribution is that the author Matthew bears the traces of a Pauline understanding of the implementation of transcendence in the reality of human existence which passes by a capacity of wonder through beauty. Paul and Matthew in his wake both reflect on God’s active presence through the lexical network of beauty that they take care to distinguish from good. By taking this path to say God, they act as true poets opening the way to a singular way of practising theology.