Did Any of the Authors of the Gospels Know Jesus?

[Sunstone]

Did any of the authors of the Gospels know Jesus in life? My impression is that none of them did. But I'm wondering if that impression is wrong.

Please stick to topic and refrain from debating the question of whether or not Jesus existed. If you want to debate that, start your own thread please.

 

[Desert Snake]

Yeah some did.

 

[Sunstone]

Yeah some did.

Which ones?

 

[Desert Snake]

Which ones?

I think there is some debate. I'll look it up but for further info I have to look in ref/real book/

 

[sandandfoam]

I doubt it. But I don't think it matters.
I think I can take it one step further and argue that I don't think it matters if the authors of the Gospels collectively invented Jesus. The story and the example it sets is what matters.

 

[Sunstone]

I doubt it. But I don't think it matters.
I think I can take it one step further and argue that I don't think it matters if the authors of the Gospels collectively invented Jesus. The story and the example it sets is what matters.

I suspect that, for most believers, it's not an issue -- one way or the other.

 

[Desert Snake]

I suspect that, for most believers, it's not an issue -- one way or the other.

Hmm, that never occurred to me.

 

[Desert Snake]

the reason people think they didn't know jesus is just a time-frame factor, considering that some were family.....it would be quite strange if they didn't know him.

but hey, biblical 'historicity' is quirky.

 

[AmbiguousGuy]

Did any of the authors of the Gospels know Jesus in life? My impression is that none of them did. But I'm wondering if that impression is wrong.

I understand that Mark, the first gospeler, is considered by most scholars to have been unfamiliar with Jerusalem and Jews -- that he never lived there.

Matthew and Luke are not standalone accounts. They are just revisions of gMark.

John was written much too late for the author to have known Jesus. It would be like believing that the Book of Mormon is an eyewitness account.

That's my view of it, anyway.

 

[AmbiguousGuy]

the reason people think they didn't know jesus is just a time-frame factor, considering that some were family.....it would be quite strange if they didn't know him.

One of the gospels was written by a member of Jesus' family? Can you say more about that?

 

[Desert Snake]

One of the gospels was written by a member of Jesus' family? Can you say more about that?

Nope, I need to read more myself.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Did any of the authors of the Gospels know Jesus in life? My impression is that none of them did.

Not to the best of my knowledge. Nor does one get that impression from sources such as …

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

... considering that some were family.....it would be quite strange if they didn't know him.

Which author was family?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

..., considering that some were family.....it would be quite strange if they didn't know him.

One of the gospels was written by a member of Jesus' family? Can you say more about that?

Nope, I need to read more myself.

This is intellectually irresponsible in the extreme.

 

[Desert Snake]

This is intellectually irresponsible in the extreme.

Uh, I wouldn't exactly call vague guessing responsible intellectualism either, he asked me, so whatever.

 

[Tumah]

Did any of the authors of the Gospels know Jesus in life? My impression is that none of them did. But I'm wondering if that impression is wrong.

What are you talking about? They all knew Jesus in life. We all do. Jesus is life. Won't you let Jesus into your heart too and know him in life?

 

[AmbiguousGuy]

Uh, I wouldn't exactly call vague guessing responsible intellectualism either, he asked me, so whatever.

So are you withdrawing your claim about a member of Jesus' family having written one of the gospels?

 

[Desert Snake]

So are you withdrawing your claim about a member of Jesus' family having written one of the gospels?

Not yet, I need to read more. I already stated that, don't know what your issue is.

 

[AmbiguousGuy]

Not yet, I need to read more. I already stated that, don't know what your issue is.

My issue is that you made a bizarre claim about the authorship of the gospel and when asked to expand on it... you decline.

You did something very similar in the Baha'i thread.

Why make claims if you have no idea what you are talking about and no intention of defending them?

 

[Alceste]

From what I've read, the earliest gospel dates to hundreds of years after the events described are supposed to have taken place.

Here's a funny bit of irony, I learned that nugget of information from reading A Case for Christ. Lol. Before that, I thought they were written much earlier, and were therefore more credible.

Talk about a persuasion failure.