“[The Gospels] were written thirty-five to sixty-five years after Jesus’ death ... not by people who were eyewitnesses, but by people living later.”
1b What history actually tells us?
* Yes and no. * The Gospels were probably written between thirty-five and sixty-five years after the death of Jesus. * Historical evidence strongly suggests that the sources of the New Testament Gospels were eyewitnesses of the events of Jesus’ life.
2a. What skeptics claim: “Stories based on eyewitness accounts are not necessarily reliable, and the same is true a hundredfold for accounts that . . . have been in oral circulation long after the fact.”
2b. What history actually tells us? *In a culture that passed on information orally—such as the biblical world—it was possible for oral histories to remain reliable for remarkably long periods of time. * People in today’s world—surrounded by high levels of literacy and easy access to writing materials—are accustomed to recording important information in written form.
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