The gospels are not biographies in the modern sense of the word. Rather, they are stories told in such a way as to evoke a certain image of Jesus for a particular audience. They're trying to convey a ...

In the earliest Christian movement, there were actually many different writings circulated, and many traditions about the sayings of Jesus. Some of the leaders were concerned to say, "Well, which of ...

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke all have a similar structure, similar language, and tell similar stories, and together they are known as the Synoptic Gospels. It is also believed that the ...

Skeptical New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman offers a brief look at how many Bible scholars estimate when the Gospels were written. Let’s talk about that. The Basic Summary In the 6th edition of his ...