The general reliability of the gospels is the claim that the gospel biographical texts, which constitute the primary sources for the ministry of the historical Jesus Christ and some of the earliest […]
“Q” (from the German word Quelle which means source) is a hypothetical source that both Matthew and Luke used for the formation of content within their respective gospels. Q is referred to […]
In scholarship the “I am” sayings of Jesus found in the Gospel of John are quite controversial. They are as follows: • I am the Bread of Life (6:35) • I am […]
The Gospels of Matthew and Luke are made up from Mark’s earlier gospel, hypothetical Q (a posited source used by both Matthew & Luke), and material unique to each gospel (L for […]
The New Testament is home to some five documents attributed to a John, namely: the Gospel of John, three letters, and the book of Revelation. It is widely accepted, on the internal […]
The Gospel of Luke is anonymous, especially since the gospel does not identify its author (1) (2). It’s also doubted that the author was an eyewitness to the ministry of Jesus as […]
Authorship of the Gospel of Mark. Regarding the authorship of Mark we are left in the dark as it is anonymous (1). There is also no internal evidence supporting who the author […]
According to Robert Fortna “to many scholars there has seemed to lie behind the present text a protogospel that presented only Jesus’ signs, and a series of them, and did so wholly […]
A majority of scholars believe that the author of Luke’s gospel was relying on a substantial source of pre-existing source material known as “L” that is distinct from Q and Mark. However, […]
