MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE AND JOHN DID NOT WRITE THE GOSPELS --at least,
not according to modern New Testament scholarship. The evidence
shows that all four Gospels were written anonymously, and for
almost two centuries after they were completed early Christians had
no idea who wrote them. Eventually, guesses became traditions and
traditions became dogma. The evidence also shows that during these
first few centuries orthodox Christian scribes deliberately altered
or added to the Gospel texts, and many of these changes remain in
our modern Gospels. Yet, few members of the lay public know very
much about this history. Gary Greenberg takes you inside the
complex and poorly understood world of modern Gospel text and
source criticism and provides a simple easy to follow guide that
shows how New Testament scholars arrive at these challenging
conclusions. SOME OF THE FASCINATING TOPICS COVERED IN "WHO WROTE
THE GOSPELS?" -- What is the Synoptic Problem and how do scholars
resolve it? -- What is the mysterious Q source that influenced
Matthew and Luke? -- Is there a literary relationship between the
Gospels of Mark and John? -- Did the original Gospel of Mark depict
the resurrection of Jesus? -- Did the Evangelists agree with each
other about important story details? -- Why did orthodox Christian
scribes alter the Gospel texts? -- When scholars encounter
contradictory ancient Gospel manuscripts, how do they decide which
text comes closest to the original? -- What manuscripts stand
behind our modern Gospel texts and how accurate are they? Gary
Greenberg is the author of several popular and controversial books,
including "101 Myths of the Bible," "The Moses Mystery" and "The
Judas Brief: Who Really Killed Jesus?" His works have been
translated into several languages. He is a Fellow of The Jesus
Project and is President of the Biblical Archaeology Society of New
York. He has also served as a consultant to National Geographic
Television's Science of the Bible series.
General
Imprint: |
Pereset Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2011 |
First published: |
June 2011 |
Authors: |
Gary Greenberg
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
183 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9814966-3-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-9814966-3-6 |
Barcode: |
9780981496634 |
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