Episode 69: Gospel Authorship with Michael Kok

When you look at the New Testament and you see "The Gospel According to Matthew" or "The Gospel According to John", you could be forgiven for assuming that what you're getting is a book written by the apostle Matthew or John. But many scholars are convinced that this is not the case. Why don't they believe that these disciples of Jesus actually wrote the books that bear their name?

This week, we're joined by bible scholar and gospel authorship expert Michael Kok. Dr. Kok will walk us through many of the reasons scholars question the traditional attributions, and give some insights into the very clever detective work that got them to those conclusions.

Will this episode end like an episode of Scooby Doo, with us finally uncloaking the real authors? You'll have to listen to the end to find out!

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[annestephens]

Another grand conversation: many thanks.

[daveg]

I just read The Complete Gospels by Robert J Miller. It said one of the church fathers quoted one of the books of the Hebrews (can’t recall off the top of my head) the quoted book said the 2nd Levi (tax collector) was Matthias (Greek name) the disciple that replaced Judas I. The quoted book also said Matthias wrote an Aramaic version of the teachings of Jesus.

I was hoping your guest would address this.

[TheArghnono]

Is the video version where we can see your jolly faces just delayed or what?

[billcook]

The fit for this episode looks different.

[Bluebaggins]

Do a podcast of Erra and Išum
Chapter I King Of All Settlements, Creator Of The Universe, .... hosted on electronic Babylonian Library. You believe the authors of the scriptures were Judeans but there is more to the story that has never been revealed.

[Erimgard]

Did not find the Papias stuff convincing tbh

[WasOne]

I know what we could do? We could count every time we hear the word "maybe" in this podcast. When we get done with that, we could count every time we hear the words "I think" or "scholars think".