The principles of form criticism convinced many that the Gospel accounts experienced a long period of aural transmission during which time the original accounts became significantly altered. So, with that in mind, here are some of what I thought were the key concepts taught in this book.Ī lot has been written about the "historical Jesus" in contrast to the Jesus found in the Gospels. I will do my best to summarize some of the main points of this excellent book, but I cannot get close to covering all of the topics of a 700 page book in even a long blog post. Specifically, this book defends the position that the Gospels are eyewitness accounts written down by the eyewitnesses or by someone who talked to an eyewitness. This book is both a Biblical studies book and an apologetics book - which means it is written to defend the Christian faith and strengthen your faith in God and His Word. One warning: this is a 700 page scholarly book, so you will need to keep your brain engaged as you read it. If you want to purchase the book, I encourage you to do it through Amazon Smile () and select Worship Arts Conservatory as your charity. The full name of the book is Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and encourage you to check it out.
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