How the Bible came to be is an incredible story and involves the old testament as well as the new testament with multiple authors over thousands of years, but the tradition remained the same. The fact is that the events in the new testament would have been vetted by the believers at the time...
Authorship in ancient times was designated in several ways:
1. Actual person wrote it - Paul's letters
2. Individual dictated the text to a subordinate
3. Individual is still considered author if he only provided an outline or ideas
4. Individual was still considered the author if the work...
I did there is an eye witness account in his Gospel. I'm not sure what else I can give you, so you either believe him or not.
Let's be real here. You are basically trying to find issues with semantics which is never a strong argument. It is universally accepted by all Christians that John...
John was actually looking after Jesus' mother and it was from the cross that Jesus asked him to take Mary into his home and continue to do so.
"Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. and the disciple there whom he...
Yes I am sure that John was there and it is recorded in the Gospel of John.
The problem with your posts is that you are picking out parts of the accounts but following them all the way through. Peter was forgiven and asked by Christ 3 times if he loved Him and Peter responded yes all 3 times...
This is the most ridiculous statement that I've seen you make yet. Please do us all a favor and educate yourself:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11744a.htm
We have already been through this in this thread but I will summarize:
Jesus gave the authority to Peter which founded the Church.
"And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it"
This link will explain how Christ founded the Church:
https://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/churb1.htm
This excerpt will explain how the Catholic Church is that Church:
The early Church was structured in a hierarchical manner as it is today. We see in Acts, chapter 15 how the apostles and the...
The Death of Jesus
John 19: 28 - 37
28Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to...