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In this conversation, Dr. Will Varner discusses his extensive research on the Gospels, particularly focusing on the authorship of the Gospels and the his belief that Matthew was written first (Matthew Priority rather than Markan Priority) and then Luke, and finally Mark. He explores the historical context of Gospel writing, the influence of higher criticism on the New Testament, and the significance of early church fathers like Papias and Irenaeus. Varner argues for a reevaluation of the traditional views on Gospel authorship, emphasizing the Jewish context of Matthew and the implications of these findings for contemporary biblical scholarship and bible study as well as exegesis and hermeneutics. In this conversation, Dr. William Varner and Dr. Paul Weaver delve into the complexities of the Gospels, particularly focusing on the relationship between Matthew and Mark. They discuss the implications of the unique details found in Mark's Gospel. The conversation also touches on the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding the authors, the debate between Matthew Priority and Mark Priority, and the influence of modern scholarship on these views. Varner recommends several resources for those interested in exploring Matthew Priority further, emphasizing the importance of understanding the Gospels in their historical and theological context.0:00 Introduction02:21 - Dr. Varner's Journey and Insights on the Gospels07:15 - Debating Markan vs. Matthean Priority12:31 - The Role of Early Church Fathers in Establishing Priority19:00 - Understanding Papias and the "Hebrew Dialect" 24:52 - The Synoptic Problem and Mutual Dependence31:03 - Exploring the Influence of Academia on Gospel Studies38:07 - Recommended Resources for Further Study
A casual reader of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke notices that the stories they tell are quite similar. However, the connection goes deeper as there are entire sections that agree word for word in Greek. In this conversation, I speak with Dr. Mark Goodacre of Duke University about why the Gospels are so similar, the Synoptic Problem, Q, and other questions related to the Gospels.Find additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.orgMusic:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue
Episode 127In Part 2 of our series on the Synoptic Problem, Zach presents the case for Markan priority—the view that Mark was the first Gospel written. We explore the literary, linguistic, and structural reasons many scholars believe Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source. The discussion also dives into the proposed existence of “Q,” a hypothetical sayings source that may explain the shared material between Matthew and Luke not found in Mark. How do these theories shape our understanding of the Gospel narratives—and why does it matter? Join us as we examine this influential view and continue our journey through the origins of the Gospels.Find our videocast here: https://youtu.be/G1bOibH5qe4Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/reakt-music/deep-stoneLicense code: 2QZOZ2YHZ5UTE7C8Find more Take 2 Theology content at https://take2pod.wordpress.com/
Episode 125In Part 1 of our two-part series on the Synoptic Problem, we begin with a big-picture overview of the issue: Why do Matthew, Mark, and Luke share so much in common—and where do they differ? Michael then presents the case for Matthean priority, drawing from D.A. Black's Why Four Gospels? He outlines a historical sequence where Matthew writes first, Luke follows with a chronological account under Paul's guidance in Caesarea, and Peter, to support Luke's Gospel, teaches from both Matthew and Luke in Rome. John Mark, serving as Peter's interpreter, later compiles these teachings into what becomes the Gospel of Mark.Find our videocast here: https://youtu.be/RxKXIS3SLEsMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/reakt-music/deep-stoneLicense code: 2QZOZ2YHZ5UTE7C8Find more Take 2 Theology content at https://take2pod.wordpress.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/ Follow the Truth in My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QnkYOIO91RWIGR6KPKoYc Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-in-my-days-lets-defend-christianity/id1570747696 Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NzIyNTM4OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Anchor: https://anchor.fm/john-tors Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/truth-in-my-days-lets-defend-christianity Pocket Cast: https://pca.st/licr8nad
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/ Follow the Truth in My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QnkYOIO91RWIGR6KPKoYc Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-in-my-days-lets-defend-christianity/id1570747696 Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NzIyNTM4OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Anchor: https://anchor.fm/john-tors Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/truth-in-my-days-lets-defend-christianity Pocket Cast: https://pca.st/licr8nad
Thinking is the whole reason the “What I've Been Reading” segment exists on the podcast. In fact, it's why I read at all. It's gratifying to read things that confirm what you already were thinking, and that can be a worthwhile exercise. But usually the “thinking” to which I refer in this list is the tougher kind — getting outside my comfort zone and considering other possibilities. Sometimes I change my mind, sometimes I don't, and sometimes I just think I need to read another book. In any case, reading done right encourages you to think, and thinking is a good thing — as long as you don't think your way out of fearing God and keeping His commandments. Anyway, this list should give you a notion of what I've been thinking about so far in 2024. Let's get started. 10. Rethinking the Synoptic Problem, David Alan Black and David R. Beck, editors9. The Bullying Breakthrough, Jonathan McKee8. Cinematic Faith, William D. Romanowski7. Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne6. If Jesus is Lord, Ronald J. Sider5. The Myth of Multitasking, Dave Crenshaw4. American Wolf, Nate Blakeslee3. The Man Who Was Thursday, G.K. Chesterton2. The Shadow in the Glass, JJA Harwood1. Our Eyes are on You, Nathan Ward Hal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encouraged to seek him and the Lakewoods Drive church through Facebook and other social media. Lakewoods Drive is an autonomous group of Christians dedicated to praising God, teaching the gospel to all who will hear, training Christians in righteousness, and serving our God and one another faithfully. We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that heaven is our home, and that we have work to do here while we wait. Regular topics of discussion and conversation include: Christians, Jesus, obedience, faith, grace, baptism, New Testament, Old Testament, authority, gospel, fellowship, justice, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, Twenty Pages a Week, Bible reading, heaven, hell, virtues, character, denominations, submission, service, character, COVID-19, assembly, Lord's Supper, online, social media, YouTube, Facebook.
In this episode I talk to Dr. James McGrath about his new book ‘The A to Z of the New Testament: Things Experts Know That Everyone Else Should Too', out now on Eerdmans Press. ‘The A to Z of the New Testament' is an introduction to New Testament scholarship that is presented in alphabetical order and covers hundreds of important foundational scholarly interpretive issues. Dr. McGrath explains the birth narratives, resurrection, interpretation and intertextuality, the Synoptic Problem, the book of Revelation, women in the New Testament, and much more. This is an excellent one-stop shop to NT interpretation; enjoy the episode and buy the book! Media Referenced:The A to Z of the New Testament: https://a.co/d/6p9jbceJames McGrath Blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/James on Twitter: @ReligionProfJames McGrath Eerdmans Page: https://www.eerdmans.com/author/james-f-mcgrath/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!
What would you say to a scholar or non-believer who cites scholars who dismiss Jesus's miracles and His resurrection? Dallas Theological Seminary New Testament scholar, Dr. Darrell Bock, helps us negotiate the world of scholarly criticism and skepticism toward the historicity of Jesus. No matter your level of knowledge or background, Darrell's conversational insights can give you some encouragement and confidence to engage this important topic with non-believers. This week we conclude our two-part conversation with Dr. Bock's centered on his 2019 book, Jesus, Skepticism, & the Problem of History.Dr. Darrell Bock has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany), is the author of over 40 books, including well-regarded commentaries on Luke and Acts and studies of the historical Jesus, and work in cultural engagement as host of the seminary's Table Podcasts. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) from 2000 to 2001, served as a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and serves on the boards of Wheaton College and Chosen People Ministries. His articles appear in leading publications.Related Links: Free access to some related Watchman Profiles: Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Bart Ehrman by Dr. Rhyne Putman: watchman.org/Ehrman Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Atheism by Dr. Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Mythicism by Dr. Robert Stewart and Marilyn Stewart: watchman.org/Mythicism Additional ResourcesFREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free.PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (660 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: watchman.org/notebook. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org © Watchman Fellowship, Inc.
Dallas Theological Seminary New Testament scholar, Dr. Darrell Bock, helps us negotiate the world of scholarly criticism and skepticism toward the historicity of Jesus. Whether you are familiar with historical Jesus studies or an average layperson somewhat familiar or even unfamiliar with historical studies about Jesus and the Gospels, our conversation with Darrell will help equip you with the basics for having thoughtful dialogue with skeptics and non-believers. Our conversation this week and next, is based on Dr. Bock's 2019 book, Jesus, Skepticism, & the Problem of History.Dr. Darrell Bock has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany), is the author of over 40 books, including well-regarded commentaries on Luke and Acts and studies of the historical Jesus, and work in cultural engagement as host of the seminary's Table Podcasts. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) from 2000 to 2001, served as a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and serves on the boards of Wheaton College and Chosen People Ministries. His articles appear in leading publications. He is often an expert for the media on NT issues. Related Links: Free access to some related Watchman Profiles: Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Bart Ehrman by Dr. Rhyne Putman: watchman.org/Ehrman Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Atheism by Dr. Robert M. Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.org/Agnostic Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Mythicism by Dr. Robert Stewart and Marilyn Stewart: watchman.org/Mythicism Additional ResourcesFREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free.PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (660 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: watchman.org/notebook. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org © Watchman Fellowship, Inc.
In this episode, Spencer and Jack observe the differences present within various narratives in the synoptic gospels, talk about why we shouldn't try to harmonize them and offer a better way of reading through them. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue
In this episode, Spencer and Jack observe the differences within various narratives in the synoptic gospels, discuss why we shouldn't try to harmonize them, and offer a better way of reading through them. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue
At first reading, the Gospel of John feels a world apart from the other gospels. The language is different, there are new stories (see our episode on "the woman taken in adultery") and Jesus speaks about himself in bolder terms ("I am the resurrection and the life." "I am the light of the world.") That has led some scholars to argue that the author of John didn't know the synoptic gospels and was instead working from other sources, probably oral traditions about Jesus circulating in the 1st century CE.Our guest doesn't buy it. Mark Goodacre, creator of the pioneering biblical studies podcast NT Pod, argues convincingly that the author of John not only knew the other gospels, but wrote his version in direct response to them. Mark is hard at work on a book about John, but in the meantime you can check out some of his other groundbreaking work: The Case Against Q: Studies in Markan Priority and the Synoptic Problem, and The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through the Maze. Join the Time Travelers Club!Support the podcast and get special perks like bonus content and the ability ask your questions on air. Learn more about the Time Travelers Club. Theme music written and performed by Dave Roos
More were-creatures, please! Cody was unable to join the conversation this week, so Kate, Luke, and Will covered these chapters. The discussion covered the mystical mounds M&D examine, Eastern medicine and Spiritualism, the early settlement of America by non-indigenous people, Stig's “true” identity, Hsi and Ho's parallels to M&D, the Synoptic Problem, and so much more.Please pre-order Brett Biebel's Mason & Dixon Companion: https://ugapress.org/book/9780820365831/a-mason-and-dixon-companion/Email: mappingthezonepod@gmail.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D
https://www.patreon.com/GnosticInformant Please Consider joining my Patreon to help finding scholars to bring on. Any amount helps me. Thank you existing Patrons. John S. Kloppenborg is a specialist in Christian origins and second Temple Judaism, in particular the Jesus tradition (the canonical and non canonical gospels), and the social world of the early Jesus movement in Jewish Palestine and in the cities of the eastern Empire. He has written extensively on the Synoptic Sayings Gospel (Q) and the Synoptic Problem, and is currently writing on the parables of Jesus, the letter of James, and cultic, professional, and ethnic associations in the Graeco-Roman world. He is one of the general editors of the International Q Project and holds a five year SSHRC Insight Grant on Associative Practices in the Graeco-Roman World. https://www.tst.edu/directory/faculty... Professor John Kloppenborg: https://www.religion.utoronto.ca/peop... Get the Book Christ's Associations (Recommended): https://www.amazon.com/Christs-Associ... Q: https://www.amazon.com/Earliest-Gospe... Though this document has never been found, John Kloppenborg offers a succinct account of why scholars maintain it existed in the first place and demonstrates how they have been able to reconstruct its contents and wording from the two later Gospels that used it as a source: Matthew and Luke. Presented here in its entirety, as developed by the International Q Project, this Gospel reveals a very different portrait of Jesus than in much of the later canonical writings, challenging the way we think of Christian origins and the very nature and mission of Jesus Christ. Drawing on data about associative practices throughout the ancient world, this innovative study offers new insight into the structure and mission of the early Christ groups. John S. Kloppenborg situates the Christ associations within the broader historical context of the ancient Mediterranean and reveals that they were probably smaller than previously believed and did not have a uniform system of governance, and that the attraction of Christ groups was based more on practice than theological belief. -- Contents: 00:00 - Intro 05:00 - Ecclesia 14:10 - Q 24:05 - Gospel of Thomas 28:25 - Paul's Knowledge of Q 32:18 - God Fearers, Syncretists, and Hypsisterians 39:07 - Cult Receptions in Rome 40:58 - Mythicism 50:36 - What Jesus Really Said 01:03:28 - Pagan Christian Connections 01:15:26 - Outro -- 2nd Channel: / @latenitegnosis Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NealSendlak1 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/uWBZkxd4UX Reconstructions of the historical Jesus are based on the Pauline epistles and the gospels, while several non-biblical sources also support his historical existence. Since the 18th century, three separate scholarly quests for the historical Jesus have taken place, each with distinct characteristics and developing new and different research criteria. Virtually all scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed. Historian Michael Grant asserts that if conventional standards of historical criticism are applied to the New Testament, "we can no more reject Jesus' existence than we can reject the existence of a mass of pagan personages whose reality as historical figures is never questioned." There is no indication that writers in antiquity who opposed Christianity questioned the existence of Jesus. @kloppenborg Estimated to date back to the very early Jesus movement, the lost Gospel known as Q offers a distinct and remarkable picture of Jesus and his significance--and one that differs markedly from that offered by its contemporary, the apostle Paul. Q presents Jesus as a prophetic critic of unbelief and a sage with the wisdom that can transform. In Q, the true meaning of the "kingdom of God" is the fulfillment of a just society through the transformation of the human relationships within it. #gnosticinformant #jesus #christianity --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gnosticinformant/message
For the record, I don't care about Han Solo or whether he shot first in the cantina scene in Star Wars. I care about Matthew. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Mark, too, and Luke, and John. It's just that Mark didn't shoot first. Mark shot second. Like Mark Antony's speech at Caesar's funeral, it started with a line such as, “I've come to bury Matthew, not to praise him!” This scholarship to remove Matthew as the first Gospel writer started in anti-Catholic Protestant universities in Europe, using biased textual criticism that ignored all historical testimony in writing and Sacred Tradition. But why would they do that? Why would anyone do that? Who benefits? Let me beat this topic a bit longer…First and foremost, knocking down Matthew to second or third very clearly elevates the Protestant argument against Peter as the first Pope and apostolic succession. This cannot be understated. If there is one position to attack on the Catholic Church, it's to get the Papacy in check-mate, and when the direct assault of the Protestants didn't work, a long “march through the culture” happened in the universities. Today we can observe the atheists like Bart Ehrman in lockstep with the Marxists. It makes for strange bedfellows. Since the workers of the world did not unite to overthrow capitalism and religion, a long atheist “march through the culture” is happening. (Spoiler alert: at the end these marches, guess who will still be there? Yes, the answer is the Catholic Church. This is not the first rodeo for the Church. There have been large, violent, and lengthy attacks before in the forms of the Arians, Nestorians, Albigensians, Islam, and a hundred others.) As we watch the fragmentation of Protestantism, and the latest ascendency of what is becoming known as wokeness, we can observe a process of atomization unfolding. A scattering is happening. We can read about the annual splintering of the Baptists at their conventions. Even this week as I write this, the United Methodist Church will soon be no longer United but “Wedged” instead. On the other side, the unbelievers form factions that come and go, like the Masons, the humanists, the deconstructionists, the freethinkers, the “Brights” (the hilarious, brief attempt at a religion started by Richard Dawkins, which I was quite enamored with when I was fallen away and thought Dawkins was deep instead of ridiculous). These fads come and go, because none of them are from God. We are in the last days of the Masons because they were always just a reaction and a copycat. The humanists can't get along, or even form a coherent set of ideas, because they worship the human, and that makes for seven billion gods. The woke are already destroying one another, as the head is now eating the tail. One thing that always plays out is the breakdown of unity among unbelievers. It's ugly. It's not beautiful. It's ugly…because it's not from God.The tragedy, however, in doing this teardown of Matthew, is that these well-intentioned Pope-haters (which is considered a virtue in some Protestant circles) managed to undermine all of sacred scripture, not just the parts that affect the Catholic Church. A nice summary of this long tragedy is in a book by Scott Hahn and Benjamin Wiker called The Decline and Fall of Sacred Scripture. The obsession with scholarly insight into scripture did not elevate the word of God, it devalued it and ripped out the supernatural altogether. Yet the supernatural is still in there, despite decades of academic wrestling over.Why does this research undermine the Gospel? Because if Matthew is written after the fall of the Temple in Jerusalem, when the Romans laid waste to all things Jewish, Jesus' prediction about the temple being disassembled becomes really, really weak. If Matthew wrote this after 70 A.D., which all “modern” biased scholarship suggests, then it makes no sense. As Jesus came out of the temple and was going away, his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. Then he asked them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.” (Matthew 24:1-2)Now, faithful scholarship believes Matthew was written between 42 and 68 A.D., which makes sense with this statement (and everything else above). However, scholars who lack faith place Matthew as being written after 70 A.D. and only that Matthew drew from “earlier sources,” but the problem is that the suspicion is already branded on the text and when scholars refer to “earlier sources” they are not referring to the Hebrew version of Matthew that tradition speaks about. And here are the suspicions: 1.) That the prediction of the temple destruction was added after the fact to make Jesus look prophetic. 2.) That the pro-Catholic verses about Peter and the Sacraments were added later to shore up the case for Catholic authority. 3.) That all of the Gospel is dubious at best because so much time passed that an eyewitness account is impossible. What I can never fully get my head around is this. The main argument for Mark being first is that…: Mark is shorter. The second reason is that Mark is…: Mark is a weaker writer. Both of these arguments can be turned around and argued against to say that Matthew was first because Matthew is longer and Matthew is a better writer. These arguments for “Mark shot first” are inventions and bear no weight whatsoever on facts, and you can argue it until you are blue in the face without it getting anywhere, and scholars have done just that. But somehow these arguments have great staying power because scholarship has anointed these two ideas with the ink of published papers. Never mind that the journals are biased toward “Mark shot first” to begin with. Never mind that you probably can't get a job teaching Biblical studies if you objected to these arguments (read this fascinating article about 19th century German hiring and firing of those who didn't toe the party line). The following may come as a shock to the modern person who likes to “follow the science” and assumes that science and experts would never lie: scholars and scientists are every bit as prone to simping, scapegoating, and “dry-labbing” facts as are religious and business people, and correcting an error in scholarship or science is like turning a super-tanker around in the ocean; it takes a long time, and a lot of energy, and a lot of convincing, because usually no one wants to admit things are going in the wrong direction. There's too much money, time, and sunk costs to change direction. The Titanic didn't sink because an iceberg hit it. The Titanic sunk because it ran into an iceberg. The problem of pride in the mind and assumed perfection preceded the collision. The iceberg just happened to be the reality that smashed a false idea. In praise of science, it usually will self-correct over time because sooner or later someone calls out the lie. The researcher who produces false results will be outed, even if it takes a century. However, Biblical scholarship is not biology or physics, so there is much more room for bias, just like in sociology or history or literary criticism, and the will of whoever is in power, whether it's a king or department chair, can skew the results dramatically toward the desired outcome through wordsmithing. Even in hiring, the bias for the desired outcome of future research is accomplished, because if an academic researcher would like a job but shows inclinations against the status quo, then their application will be passed over. This is no different than the Church, where an atheist cannot become a priest. But the faith is laid out in full display in the Church, where the preachers and teachers must profess the faith. In academia, this is hidden. Under the guise of “free speech” there is anything but such a thing, and therein lies the problem: the lies. Thus is a bias and motive protected, fenced off, in the walled gardens of academia, and there is no place more fenced off in the modern world than the university. They are the modern Levites, the experts who hand down the truth. As we try to downplay Moses and religious ways, our modern academic experts act more like Moses on Sinai than Moses himself, even wearing lab coats in their TV interviews, or being interviewed in rooms with walls bearing diplomas for the lay people, or giving TED talks from on high to the plebes watching at home on YouTube. So, back to the absurd argument of “It's shorter.” If I want to argue that “Mark shot first” because “it's shorter,” if I stare long and hard enough at Mark, I will find a case and enough evidence for the outcome I'm seeking. This is the beauty of textual criticism - it's an interpretive dance based solely on internal evidence, and therefore a fantasy. On the flip side, if I want to argue that Matthew is first because “it's longer,” I can do that, too. After all, you can spin a text into whatever you like, if you just use internal evidence of the text itself.The difference, however, is that a scholar most likely cannot publish the findings for an argument that “Matthew is longer, therefore first.” In secular academics, to get a job teaching such things, or to get accepted in a graduate program, is unlikely. This is the problem with modern academia; it is as rigid as the Pharisees in what you are allowed to say or believe. The book 1984 was written in an era of totalitarian governments, but today it applies very well to American universities and public schools, and this is exactly why so many teachers are leaving the profession. No one enjoys living a lie. As a former English major, I will say this pointing at myself: This spin problem is why you never want English majors being the navigators for your nation. They can spin gold into straw very easily, but they cannot spin straw into gold. They can only spin. They spin and toil and undo things, but by and large they do not create anything. A career is made of unpacking and teasing out meaning, calling out prejudices, pointing out oppression - but never producing or making anything. Lit-crit and Biblical-crit at the modern university is full of morality, guilt, and finger-pointing, to the point that three modern academics were able to publish several hoax papers on grievance studies that were accepted mainly because of their use on ridiculous postmodern jargon. “The trio set out with the intent to expose problems in what they called ‘grievance studies', referring to academic areas where they claim ‘a culture has developed in which only certain conclusions are allowed… and put social grievances ahead of objective truth'.”Now, with the humanities in free-fall, the jig is up on modern scholarship, since it's reaching the tipping point, the last phase, where the head becomes too heavy for the body to carry it any longer. Now we reach the point in a society where the workers of the world unite, but not the way that intellectuals like Marx think. The workers unite because they are tired of pulling the cart and being told they are the evil ones. So for the most part, I try not to worry about this long attack on Matthew. Jesus warned us not to worry. One thing is for sure: even if Matthew hadn't written at all, and we were still simply rolling by oral tradition, the message of Christ would still be growing, because it is from God, and nothing on this earth, nothing in this world, can halt what is from God. Jesus warned us about spinning and toiling, using clothing as an example, and clothing is even a metaphor in the Garden to hide our nakedness. Our reputations and opinions are kind of like clothing, where we fashion these elaborate fig leaves to cover ourselves. Jesus warns us to knock it off, and quit worrying: “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin.” He warns us about men of little faith: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.”So I should really just stop bothering about the fact that “Matthew shot first,” because I know that tradition tells us his Gospel was first, and having faith means trusting in Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium of the Church. I know that. And yet, sometimes I let it bother me, because the real reason behind all of this is not a search for the truth, but the search for an outcome. The obvious aim of this kind of scholarship from the start has been to undermine the Church, and it remains so to this day. Whether it comes from the cynicism of unbelievers or the broadsides of Protestants, the desired outcome is the capitulation of the bishop of Rome, a.k.a. the Pope, who is on the chair of Peter, on the rock of the Church that Christ founded. And clearly scholars will not destroy the church, because Jesus promised that the “gates of hell will not prevail against” his Church. So they can certainly try to undermine it, but ultimately will fail, and they are failing now. It will play out exactly as every other attempt to destroy the Church, in that it will be messy, but the Church will remain when the dust settles, just as it has outlasted every other heresy and empire. This campaign has produced thousands of papers and articles on the Synoptic Problem, which was not a problem at all until modern scholarship made it into one, in the same universities that brought us the sad philosophy and ideas that conjured 20th century Germany, China, and the Soviet Union, and all of the horrors. These things are not unrelated. The stoking of the “will-to-power” didn't just happen in political nationalism and social Darwinism and Marxist revolutions. It happened most definitely in Biblical scholarship as well. Now, they meant it for bad, but as always, God will in the end, use it for good. This is how God deals with folks like Julius Wellhausen and Gottlieb Storr. He will do so with modern doubters too, like Bart Ehrman and his atheist disciples. The funny thing about scholarship's search for “truth” that wants to debunk Christianity is that they often end up organizing and collating information better so that new insights to Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition can be found. In other words, the unbelievers and anti-Catholics help faithful writers write better books on the truth of Christ. The anti-Catholics are like Joseph's eleven brothers in Genesis that throw him down the well and sell him into slavery, only to find out later that Joseph ended up thriving while they starved. In short, there was great incentive to crush Catholicism in Lutheran Germany from the time old Gottlieb Storr first whispered the idea of “Mark shot first” in 1786. For any philosophy aficionados, this connection will be interesting: one of Gottlieb Storr's students was none other than Hegel, who was the muse of Karl Marx. You have to marvel at it really, how these connections lead down the path of unbelief. The mess we are in today is the product of a lot of cross-pollination and rebellion (I wanted to say inbreeding but that would be uncharitable). What's interesting to me is these Hatfields and McCoys are actually all in the same family, as Protestant Storr begat unbelieving Hegel, and Hegel begat atheist Marx, and Marx begat Nietzsche, and Nietzsche begat Sartre, and Sartre begat Derrida, and Derrida begat Foucault, and Foucault begat the many-headed monster of wokeism. These are the names. This is how we've come to live in the book of Judges again in 2023 because “in those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes.” (Judges 21:25) The path of denying that sin exists starts small, but balloons into the denial of God. In hindsight, this all should have been as predictable as a stock market bubble, but the prophets of doom, those annoying gnats, are never heard until afterward.When Bismarck and company were consolidating power in Germany, this little snowball of Biblical criticism rolled, and rolled, and rolled, and the re-shaping of the Bible into a secular book has been so successful that when I attended a Catholic University for a year (from which I want my money back), I learned about “Marcan Priority,” which is a fancy way of saying that “Mark shot first.” I was also told that “We don't know who wrote the Gospels.” Both of these statements are false. If only that were the worst of it. The “Mark shot first” theory is not only taught in Catholic colleges. No, no, no. “Mark shot first” is taught in the American bishops' official Bible footnotes, in the “New American Bible,” the NAB. The Bible translation itself is fine. It's the footnotes that destroy faith. I am not alone in this feeling. Many others, like Jimmy Akin and Trent Horn to name just two of them, do not like the footnotes, or even the translation very much. You cannot read a page of Matthew in the New American Bible without the writer of the footnotes mentioning the hypothetical “Q” source (a document that doesn't exist and was probably Matthew in Aramaic or Hebrew if it did exist). Further, the footnote author mentions Marcan priority, and Mark as the source. So the footnotes of the New American Bible disagree with 1800 years of Tradition. How interesting. Someday I hope to learn who the author was of these footnotes. The root problem here is a lack of a supernatural view of the Bible, of which I may do a whole additional series on, because it's so important, but I can't dive deeply on it here without getting way off track, as I tend to do. This Bible, this New American Bible, with these heretical and faithless footnotes, is given to Confirmation students across America. It is everywhere. They are given out like a medal, a right of passage at Confirmation. I've discarded mine. So should you. Get a Word on Fire Bible or Ignatius Study Bible instead, or if you don't want a Catholic study Bible, get an ESV Study Bible that has faithful footnotes. I guess I can breathe a sigh of relief here because most Catholics don't actually read the Bible. (Score one for the Protestants. See - I don't always pick on the protestors. Some of the Protestant study Bibles have better footnotes, far more faithful ones than the New American Bible). Worst of all, the USCCB, the United States Catholic Bishops' website, uses these same footnotes. I weep. Here I weep. This is a travesty that must be uprooted and ripped out of the Church. I wrote a letter to the USCCB requesting that the footnotes be taken down, or better, printed off and used for kindling. (“But that's book burning, you Nazi!”) Fine, let's just delete them and use the Ignatius Study Bible footnotes instead. Now there is a Catholic study Bible that is faithful to the Scripture and the Tradition. Again, the New American Bible is fine, but the footnotes must have been written by my liberal arts professors who hadn't been to Mass in a long time - probably ever since they received their New American Bible with the footnotes about Marcan priority! Matthew shot first. As I've mentioned before, in the Bible, in the Commandments, and in the story of Creation, order matters, and the order of which the four evangelists wrote also matters greatly. The ordering of them in the form of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John doesn't just roll off the tongue. It's also the order in which they came to be on paper. And even if Matthew was translated from Hebrew into Greek, he was first, has always been first, and the early Church had no reason to pretend this was the case, unlike the scholars who tried to upend history by twisting words. One thing that should be an immediate head scratcher for you is this: if Christianity started in Jerusalem, where Christ was crucified, effectively on Pentecost, and most of the initial arguments were with Jews and Christ's followers, then why would Mark, written in Greek, be the first? Warning: if you attend a university, almost any university, you will never hear these arguments. This is all hidden from you, as the modern Biblical scholars have buried these. In 1995, I was taught only Marcan Priority…at a Catholic college, of all places. The great thing about truth, however, is that it cannot be buried forever. My hope is that someday, just as the Dead Sea Scrolls were found by some kids throwing rocks in caves, that another jar will turn up in Israel, and inside it will be Aramaic Matthew, and all of this false scholarship, and I mean all of it, will turn to dust. Matthew shot first.The following is from a biblical site where people argue about these things, copied in full. (From https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com). What are the arguments in favor of Matthean Priority?External Evidence* Matthew is almost unanimously testified as the oldest gospel by the church fathers. Clement of Alexandria even supported both Matthew and Luke as before Mark. This is significant because Mark is said to have founded the Coptic branch of Christianity in Alexandria, Egypt. If any place were to argue for Markan priority, Egypt would be the most likely. A sampling of the church fathers' testimony follows:* Papias “Matthew wrote in Hebrew and others translated.” (HE 3.39.16)* Origen said the first gospel was written by Matthew in Hebrew. (HE 6.25.4)* Irenaeus (grandson in the faith of John by Polycarp of Smyrna) said the first gospel was written written by Matthew in land of Hebrews in their own language. (Against Heresies. 3.1.1)* Eusebius — Matthew had first preached to Hebrews and wrote in their own language (HE 3.24.6)* Jerome “Matthew was the first to compose in Hebrew and his text is still available in [library near Bethlehem].” He even challenged his critics to go see it if they doubted. (Lives of Illustrious Men ch. 3)As the church rose out of the mission to the gentiles, it is interesting that the church fathers supported the Judaic gospel of Matthew instead of Mark. Also consider that they testify that Mark was the companion of the Apostle Peter in Rome which became one of the five sees of the early church (Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria, Egypt). Unless the tradition of Matthean priority were very early, it is unlikely that they would all arrive at it independently. In fact, the slight differences in their testimonies provide evidence that they came from different sources.* Even though one of the main arguments for Markan priority is that Mark is shorter and "later authors would be more likely to expand than contract," such is not always the case (see, for example, the Reader's Digest Condensed Library). Summarizing a longer work is well known and has been for a long time. There are even ancient works which name their sources and state, "this work will be a shorter, more understandable account of the events than X."* The Didache clearly relies on Matthew. While the date of this document is debated between AD 50 and AD 150, the earlier it is, the earlier Matthew has to be.* When you examine second-century Christian writings, Matthew is quoted far more frequently than Mark. So is Luke. If Mark enjoyed a period when it was the only written gospel, it seems that it should have been more popular. Likewise, Matthew's Gospel enjoys a more central place in the second century liturgy than any other gospel or even Paul's epistles. (see, for example, Massaux's extensive treatment of the subject here)Internal EvidenceI am separating textual evidence from internal evidence. The difference is that internal evidence will be themes or concepts while textual evidence deals with specific words and phrases.* The fall of Jerusalem is completely missing from Matthew. This event rocked the Jewish world. Matthew, who so often points out when a prophecy is fulfilled, does not add an editorial comment to Jesus' prophecy that Jerusalem would be overthrown. Not a single "and this prophecy was fulfilled" about the fall.Some have pointed to Matthew 22:7 as referring to the fall of Jerusalem as an event happening in the past. In fact, this verse is almost universally accepted as such. However, sending in troops and burning a city with fire were quite common ways of dealing with troublesome cities in the past. In fact, it is so common in Near Eastern, Old Testament, and Rabbinic writings that its occurrence here should not be thought to refer to a single event.Moreover, for an after-the-fact prophecy, Matt 22:7 is very inexact. While the walls of Jerusalem fell, it was the temple that burned. In fact, post event "prophecies" do make this distinction.We have overthrown the wall of Zion and we have burnt the place of the mighty God (II Baruch 7.1). [I.e. the temple. For this sense, cf. II Mace. 5.17-20; John 11.48; Acts6.14; 21.28; etc.]They delivered ... to the enemy the overthrown wall, and plundered the house, and burnt the temple (II Baruch 80.3).And a Roman leader shall come to Syria, who shall burn down Solyma's [Jerusalem's] temple with fire, and therewith slay many men, and shall waste the great land of the Jews with its broad way (Sibylline Oracles 4.125-7).It seems to me that if this were being written post AD 70, then the prophecy would have been altered to distinguish the fates of the city and temple. Christians did come to see the burning of the Temple as God's judgment on the Jewish leadership, but the events do not correspond closely enough to require Christ's parable to be a reference to it or the wording to be an after the fact description. A final note on Matthew and the city can be found in Matthew 27:8 ("For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day."). Matthew seems to view the city as still intact when he writes that.Likewise, the cryptic statement in Matt 24, "let the reader understand" need not mean the "this prophecy has been fulfilled." Whenever Matthew wants to say that a prophecy has been fulfilled, he says so (for example, Matt 1:22; 2:15; 2:23; 3:15; 4:14; etc).I understand Matthew 24 to be referring to the parousia. Matthew states that the distress of those days will be followed immediately by the coming of the Son of Man (24:29). This did not happen in AD 70. If Matthew is trying to portray Jesus as an unmatched prophet, he failed by including material that did not happen.* While Matthew contains a high Christology, this by no means means it has to be written after Mark who does not present such a high theology. (Easily explained if Mark's Gospel is meant for an audience who is new in the faith.) Paul's letters contain a high Christology, and most scholars date Paul (died ~64) before Mark (who they place ~70). Moreover, Paul's letters show that Christian traditions even earlier than his had a high Christology.* The same can be said for Matthew's high liturgy. In fact, one of the verses that is brought out to show Matthew came late in the first century or beyond is Matthew 18:17 based on the word "church." However, this ignores that the Greek word used there, ecclesia, enjoyed wide usage in the Septuagint to translate qahal, "sacred assembly," and was used by diaspora Jews.Textual Evidence* There are a significant number of places in Matthew where the parallel account in Mark makes more sense to have been edited down than for Matthew to expand. It is possible to read Mark with the hypothesis that it came from Matthew and run into no redactional problems that challenge said hypothesis. However, reading Matthew as a redaction of Mark does cause such problems.* There are places where Mark uses a certain word but Matthew does not, even though he used that word in other places (for example "pherein"). This makes more sense with Mark editing Matthew than of Matthew copying Mark.* There are places where Matthew has phrases he likes and uses them consistently. Mark has parallels of most of these accounts and is very free in his translations of the phrases. It makes more sense for Mark to be free styling from Matthew than it does for Matthew to be forcing the phrase into his wording whenever he sees it in Mark. One of these phrases is opias de genomenes, found first in Mt 8:16 and Mk 1:32. Markan priority has to conclude that Matthew copied the form exactly as Mark had it the first time, then always and consistently used the same grammar whenever he found a similar phrase in Mark and introducing it himself in Mt 20:8 which has no parallel in Mark.* There are places where Mark combines details from both Matthew and Luke. An example of these duplicate expressions can be seen in Mark 1:32 compared to Mt 8:16 and Luk 4:40.Mk 1:32 When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed.Mt 8:16 When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.Lk 4:40 While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them.In these parallels, Mark combines the introductory phrases from both Matthew and Luke. In this case, Markan priority would require that Luke know of both Matthew and Mark and consciously choose to use the exact phrase that Matthew does not. However, if Matthew writes first and Luke second, there is no such problem.* Matthew leaves semitisms in place where Mark smoothens them. This includes wording and patterns that Mark breaks. Yes, Mark has eight semitic words, but Matthew has many more semitisms (so does Luke, a plethora of semitisms). Many of Mark's semitisms seem to be added for drama while Matthew's flow naturally.Adding to the semitisms are 12 times where Matthew (and Luke) uses the participle of a verb while Mark uses the past tense. Using a participle for the second verb in a set (and he answered, saying) is well-known when coming from a semitic language (all over the Septuagint) but is not used in normal Greek. Mark also uses these participles but not as often. It would be more likely to edit them out than to edit them back in.Many more examples exist where Matthew and Luke agree with one another in wording and Mark is different.* Matthew and Luke both record 8 healing miracles. Mark has 10. The two left out of both Matthew and Luke are the saliva miracles (Mark 7:32-35 and 8:24). Did they both decide to skip the same miracles independently or did Mark add them from another source?More details can be found here and here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.whydidpetersink.com
The recent death of an old friend (i.e., of 52 years' standing) has brought vividly to mind, in the recollection of the person by their friends and family, a vital distinction: the distinction between what actually took place in one's life and the interpretation/s we place on events in retrospect. I saw this clearly when my mind, upon hearing the news of their death, turned almost instantly to the music I was listening to when I first knew the person. It was the album "Who's Next" by The Who, which had just come out and featured "Baba O'Riley" and "Behind Blue Eyes", to name just a few. Whenever I think of my now deceased friend, my mind first fixes on "Who's Next". But if you had asked the person, they would have said, "Oh no, I wasn't listening to The Who back then. I was listening to "Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding, not to mention "Ram" by Paul and Linda McCartney." The point is, "Who's Next" was my interpretation, albeit contemporary with the events. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" was the music to which my friend was listening. So if I want to understand them, I need to "Stick with the facts, Ma'am". This principle, of distinguishing, especially in personal recollection, between what actually happened and one's interpretation of what happened is crucial. It is crucial to understanding the true facts of one's life, let alone that of another. I see this quite clearly in trying to recollect -- let alone evaluate -- the old friend who has died. This cast proceeds to unlock the so-called "Synoptic Problem", let alone the historicity of ... the Israelites in the Old Testament, from Dan to Beersheba. [Whuh?] I hope your own gaze personally will sharpen as a result of listening to this podcast. And I hope that my assessment of an unexpectedly deceased old friend will grow not only more accurate, but richer, kinder, more hopeful, and more faithful.
Definitions and why 4 Gospels
In this episode we discuss the relationship of scholarship on the Gospels and the historical Jesus with Dr. Mark Goodacre, who is Frances Hill Fox professor of Religious Studies at Duke University, the author of a number of important studies on the historical Jesus, the Gospels, particularly the Synoptic Problem, and the Gospel of Thomas, and the creator of one of the original biblioblogs, called NTBlog, as well as one of the original biblical studies podcasts, called the NTPod. Over the course of our conversation we discuss a number of aspects of Jesus films and how those relate to contemporary Gospels scholarship, including, the role of the imagination in historical reconstruction, the nature of Jesus' self-understanding, first-century crucifixion, and the composition of the Gospels from earlier sources. Some of the Jesus films that we address at length include: Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Arcand's Jesus of Montreal (1989), and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004). Team members on the episode from The Two Cities: Dr. Josh Carroll, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Brandon Hurlbert, Rev. Daniel Parham, and Dr. Chris Porter.
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
The similarities among the Gospel books have not gone unnoticed, particularly among the first three--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. How do we account for these similarities? Everyone knows that the Gospel writers copied off one another, right? This is likely the answer you would find on most any apologetic website on the issue; you may have even heard your pastor or Bible study leader mention it! Simple as this answer may be, what matters is whether this is also true. This series will explore this topic in depth. Why, you may just discover that there is much more than meets the eye! Follow the Truth In My Days Apologetics Program on all social platforms: MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/truthinmydays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_truthinmydays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthInMyDays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAhZo9ktzvnWGYDZfixcdQ Find out more information at: https://truthinmydays.com/
Although there is evidence that the New Testament manuscripts and writers are reliable, there seem to be several places in the Synoptic Gospels where the authors are contradicting each other. In this episode, I will discuss several concepts that help to explain why there seem to be contradictions, but ultimately, there are none.
This episode provides an introduction to the NT Gospels and something called the "Synoptic Problem"
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