SCOUT· 45%1h 03m·2026-09-27·HistoryThe Gospels: Are They Historical?
How much can we really know about the historical Jesus? The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have shaped Christianity for nearly 2,000 years, but they were written decades after the events they describe. So how should we treat them as historical sources? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Helen Bond to…
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“I always find religious exceptionalism really interesting. taking the texts as pure literary works and theres pretty much no difference between them and something like The Odyssey. One is a collection of stories, from an unnamed author/auth…”
“If by "accurate accounts" you mean "made up fiction", then yes they are.”
“So no autographs but dogmatic literature written in Greek meant for believers written decades after Jesus’ death where the authors of the synoptic gospels present their take on Jesus. Still doesn’t get us to a place to suggest these books a…”
“If you lived your life following the bible to the letter You'd be in jail in a week .”
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