Thursday, February 14, 2008

Chapter One Evidence

Before continuing with chapter two, here is the evidence from chapter one:

  1. Matthew and John were disciples of Jesus and so would have been able to add eyewitness testimony
  2. Mark was a companion of Peter
  3. Luke was a companion of Paul
  4. The Gospels are anonymous
  5. 2nd century Christian testimony indicates the identity of the authors of the Gospels
  6. Ancient histories are a compilations of varied sources mixed with narration
  7. Ancient Greek and Hebrew didn't have quotation marks
  8. There are significant portions of Matthew and Luke similar enough to bring about the idea of a common source for those portions
  9. It has been tradition to believe that Matthew and Luke used Mark when composing their own Gospels
  10. Irenaeus, an early christian writer says the order was: first Matthew and then Mark followed by Luke and John.
  11. Standard scholarly dating puts the earliest Gospel, Mark, around 40 years after Christ's death.
  12. The Gospels and Christian tradition claim that Jesus is God
  13. Paul began writing within a decade of Jesus death, during which time he received a creed that included testimony of Jesus' death for sins and resurrection.


Before I begin a discussion of chapter two, I'm wondering if someone could point out if there is any significant evidence from chapter one missing from this list, or if I'm wrong on anything?

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