Legends — or history?
Were the Gospels anonymous tales written generations later? The evidence says they were composed within living memory, rooted in eyewitness testimony, and attributed early and consistently to their authors.
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- The four Gospels at a glance — author, dating, audience, distinctive
- Early attestation: Papias (via Eusebius) and Irenaeus
- Undesigned coincidences and the marks of honesty
What's in the full member PDF
- The full four-column comparison chart (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
- Six lines of evidence for reliability
- Honest notes on dating debates and the Synoptic problem
- Study questions and sources (Bauckham, Williams, Blomberg)
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