Who Wrote the Gospels? (SPOILER We Know!) w/ Dr. Bergsma

Dr. Bergsma breaks down Jesus' cryptic and thoughtful claims of Divinity in the Synoptic Gospels



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[BigPhilly]

A Case for Jesus by Brant Pitre is a short, highly readable book that packs a punch. It quashed all my doubts about the historicity of Jesus and the Gospels.

[brianfarley]

Yeah I saw that debate. Jimmy took him down pretty good. I also saw the clip where Brant Pitre forced him to admit Jesus declared himself as God in the Synoptic Gospels

[Kevigen]

Kyle Whittington just hosted a debate on this exact topic on his channel, and one of the debaters was really really really really ridiculously good looking. And the other debater was me.

[ultimateoriginalgod]

I resent that framing of ancient tax collectors as the scum of society.




We think the same of the IRS today.

[tomgnau]

These are among the highest quality videos on You Tube. Congrats on the consistent quality of these guests and interviews.

[southbug]

There’s no telling how many people’s faith has been destroyed by Bart Ehrman. I know he was an evangelical Christian who turned atheist. Of course, he claims it’s because he became educated & realized the Bible is fake, has errors or some similar phrase, but I think it was actually a heart or pride or psychological issue. Does anyone have any idea what happened to him?

[gmontezuma]

I just watched the Akin/Ehrman debate, and while Akin danced around terms and definitions, Bart came at him with hard evidence- I don’t know why anyone would think that Akin won that debate… unless of course you’re biased. Which these guys clearly are.

[ChadToney]

That evidence for authorship seems quite selective. It's like saying "We asked 50 Christians today who wrote the gospels and they were unanimous it was Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."

[NovosBehavioralHealthCenter]

But, Kata Lucas, Matthew, Mark... means "According to..." "in the Tradition of ..." It does NOT mean "Written By..."

[therapper]

How do you know Matthew wrote Matthew? Doesnt any remember how often this line would be used

[BryonLape]

We should still look at tax collectors that way.

[whenpiratesattack]

If ancient peoples didn’t trust anonymous writings, what should we do with the book:letter of Hebrews of the New Testament?

[TheXennial]

I'm pretty sure tax collectors are still regarded as the same in modern day...

Let's be honest.

[xrn]

Big down vote for the "don't read it" - let people read stuff and make up their minds. Why should they just take your word for what's in the book?

I advise Christians to tone down their arrogance, it is off-putting which is counterproductive.

[nickbrasing]

So "The manuscript evidence very strongly supports the authorship of the Gospels" with one exception. But that same evidence also is 100% consistent with the anonymity of the Gospels authorship (based on the manuscript dates), and the one exception is consistent with anonymity. A point that isn't mentioned here. As are most problems with this position. Which is why many scholars completely disagree with Dr. Bergsma on this. Why is it that it's mostly Christian scholars that agree with him, but scholars without a dog in this fight do not?

Just saying.

[Truthseek]

“Schools him?” lol yea sure, whatever make you sleep good at night

[josephhamilton]

The earliest manuscripts of the Gospels, like the ones found in the Chester Beatty Papyri and the Bodmer Papyri, do not include titles. They were written anonymously.

[eirvingdiaz]

Who wrote the gospels?
Rome, of course.

[ptk]

The same could be said of any other writing from antiquity How old is the oldest extant copy of julius CaesRs Gallic wars

[Proclivitytolife]

Well, I guess Thursday didn't put the link in the description after all.