Did any of the authors of the Bible ever actually meet Jesus?

Answer 1

The Matthew recorded in the gospels as being a disciple of Jesus would of course have met him. However, scholars say that the Gospel According to Saint Matthew, although later attributed to Matthew, was not really written by him.

The 'Matthew' who wrote the Gospel does not appear to have met Jesus, because he used Mark's Gospel and the 'Q' document as the main sources for his Gospel.

Answer 2

The authors of the New Testament who directly knew or met Jesus were his disciples, such as Matthew, John, and Peter. They were eyewitnesses to his life, teachings, and miracles. Other authors, like Paul, did not meet Jesus during his earthly life but had a personal encounter with him later.

Answer 3

He and Cleopas met the resurrected Lord on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24). Tradition has always held that the second man was the writer himself (Luke) as it was customary to tell a story this way in his time when he himself was involved.

Answer 4

Paul says that he met the risen Jesus, just as Peter, James, the twelve and all the apostles had done, but he also makes it clear that he had only seen Jesus in the spirit.

Scholars say that the authors of the New Testament gospels quite clearly had not met Jesus. The authors of Matthew and Luke relied on Mark and the hypothetical 'Q' document for their knowledge of the life and message of Jesus, while the author of John appears to have relied on Luke and, to some extent, Mark. It is clear, in turn, that the author of Mark was unfamiliar with Palestinian geography and local culture, and could never have met Jesus.

The Epistles of James, Peter, John and Jude are clearly pseudonymous and were written by church leaders who had no personal acquaintance with Jesus or his disciples.

Answer 5

Matthew and Jesus met in Capernaum. Matthew was collecting taxes at the time.

Answer 6

Jesus met Matthew , who was collecting taxes at the tax table.