The names we associate with the gospel writers are all second-century guesses. Nearly a century after the four Gospels were finished, Christians in the late second century, eager to give names to the anonymous manuscripts they possessed, selected traditional figures they supposed should have written them. With first-rate scholarship, compelling story-telling, and religious sensitivity, Arizona State University professor and biblical scholar Dr. Randel Helms answers this question: Who really wrote the Gospels?

Who Wrote the Gospels?

Randel McCraw Helms

Millennium Press

All books are written for or against some point of view, and the books of the Bible are no different. Bible book authors were often motivated to write because they wanted to challenge or correct those who had written before them. As Helms explains, The Bible is a war-zone, and its authors are the combatants. Paul said of Peter, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong (Gal. 2:11). Helms notes that Jeremiah condemned the entire religious establishment of his time the very same people that other Bible authors held in highest esteem: prophets and priests are frauds, every one of them (Jer. 8:10). Luke felt the need to write another gospel even though many writers have undertaken to draw up an account of the events (Luke 1:1). Luke obviously felt that Mark s gospel was filled with errors and edited it freely. Not even Mark s account of the words of the dying Christ was left unaltered.

The Bible Against Itself: Why the Bible Seems to Contradict Itself

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Why the Bible Seems to Contradict Itself

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Who Wrote the Gospels?

The Bible Against Itself: Why the Bible Seems to Contradict Itself

The Bible Against Itself: Why the Bible Seems to Contradict Itself