Apologetics Exam Pt. 2: Historical Evidence for Jesus
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1. - The unanimous testimony of the early Church was that the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were self-written.
- Mark 70's AD, Matthew and Luke 80's AD, and John 90's AD.
-The Gospels being written in the first century AD means that they were written
within the lifetimes of eyewitnesses for the life of Jesus, who would have
corrected legendary stories.
- Evidence that the Gospels were written even closer to Jesus's death is that
Paul is still alive at the end of Acts, but dies in mid 60's. Therefore Acts must
have been written in the early 60's before Paul's death.
-Luke wrote both the gospel of Luke and Acts, and Luke was written first.
-Therefore, Mark must have been written within 30 years of the life of Christ.-
: The test of a witness (Intention, Ability, Character, Consistency, Bias, Covering up
Information)
- Lukes intention was to give well-supportes investigated evidence
-John wantes to leead people to Christ
Ability
- The gospels all had acceso eyewitness material or were eyewitnesses.
Character
- Jesus taught His followers high standards. Many died in their belief to Him
Consistency
- The Gospels have the same main ideas and only a few differences in minor detail
showing that they did not plan to lie.
Bias
-Although the disciples loved Jesus greatly that love and respect would have led to
greater accuracy.
Covering up Information
-The Gospels include statments of Jesus that are difficult to understand and often
put the disciples in a bad light.
2. Josephus- First Century Jewish Historian
Tactius- First century Roman Historian: Information learned from these sources
- He was crucified by Ponytious Pilate in the region of Tiberious Cesar
- His followers believed He had come back to life, and they spread beyond Palestine--
there were a large number of them in Rome AD 64.
-His followers worshipped Him as God.
-Some people believed He was the Messiah.
-He performed miracles
- He was rejected by Jewish leaders
3. How Can We Know Anything?
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_db2i8f
1. - The unanimous testimony of the early Church was that the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were self-written.
- Mark 70's AD, Matthew and Luke 80's AD, and John 90's AD.
-The Gospels being written in the first century AD means that they were written
within the lifetimes of eyewitnesses for the life of Jesus, who would have
corrected legendary stories.
- Evidence that the Gospels were written even closer to Jesus's death is that
Paul is still alive at the end of Acts, but dies in mid 60's. Therefore Acts must
have been written in the early 60's before Paul's death.
-Luke wrote both the gospel of Luke and Acts, and Luke was written first.
-Therefore, Mark must have been written within 30 years of the life of Christ.-
: The test of a witness (Intention, Ability, Character, Consistency, Bias, Covering up
Information)
- Lukes intention was to give well-supportes investigated evidence
-John wantes to leead people to Christ
Ability
- The gospels all had acceso eyewitness material or were eyewitnesses.
Character
- Jesus taught His followers high standards. Many died in their belief to Him
Consistency
- The Gospels have the same main ideas and only a few differences in minor detail
showing that they did not plan to lie.
Bias
-Although the disciples loved Jesus greatly that love and respect would have led to
greater accuracy.
Covering up Information
-The Gospels include statments of Jesus that are difficult to understand and often
put the disciples in a bad light.
2. Josephus- First Century Jewish Historian
Tactius- First century Roman Historian: Information learned from these sources
- He was crucified by Ponytious Pilate in the region of Tiberious Cesar
- His followers believed He had come back to life, and they spread beyond Palestine--
there were a large number of them in Rome AD 64.
-His followers worshipped Him as God.
-Some people believed He was the Messiah.
-He performed miracles
- He was rejected by Jewish leaders
3. How Can We Know Anything?
1/2
