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We now know that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were based on the original Gospel of Mark, so wherever those gospels differ from Mark, the original is more likely to be correct, if any one is. However, Mark was not written until 70 CE, so its author could not possibly have remembered much of what Jesus said, even if he was an eyewitness. However, even conservative Christions concede that Mark was not an eyewitness, and biblical scholars doubt that the author was Mark at all. Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that Mark seems to depend on traditions (and perhaps already shaped sources) received in Greek. In other words, even if Mark is historical, its sources are much removed from any eyewitnesses. The words attributed to Jesus in this material are not the actual words of Jesus.
The Gospels of Matthew and Luke also copied a significant number of sayings attributed to Jesus, from the hypothetical 'Q' document. However, Q was written in three separate layers, over a period of probably about thirty years. It is quite unlikely that sayings attributed to Jesus in the later two phases were spoken by Jesus at all. Whether the sayings from the first layer, Q1, approximate anything actually said by Jesus is unknowable. The material that Matthew and Luke share, separate from Mark is doubtful at best. Sayings unique to Matthew or Lukeare unlikely to have been factual.
The Gospel of John was inspired by Luke's Gospel and is the furthest removed from original sources. Nothing unique to John is likely to have actually been spoken by Jesus.
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Do the Gospels record the exact word of jesus?
Yes, the Bible records the exact words of Jesus. They are very assuring.
What is know of the actual word of Jesus?
Although the gospels quote the words of Jesus in precise detail, we do not really know if they reflect anything Jesus really said. The Jesus Seminar concluded that just 18 per cent of sayings and stories about Jesus to be authentic, but critics such as Robert M. Price regard even this figure as overly optimistic.
What gospel has the most words of Jesus?
The Gospel of Matthew contains the most words spoken by Jesus among the four canonical Gospels. It includes the Sermon on the Mount and many parables and teachings of Jesus, making up a significant portion of the text. Scholars have noted that Matthew's Gospel emphasizes Jesus as a teacher and includes extensive discourses, contributing to its larger word count of Jesus' words compared to the other Gospels.
How did the gospels communicate the values and beliefs of christians?
The gospels communicated values and beliefs through the narrative. Much of what the gospel teaches are the direct words of Jesus himself and the teaching he presented.
What are some of the things Jesus did in his public ministry?
The Bible says that Jesus went about doing good. This included preaching the words of the kingdom of heaven and healing the sick. The gospels are full of these two aspects of his ministry.
What four books of the New Testament treat Jesus actions and words?
The four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Did Jesus really speak all the words the Gospels say He said?
A:Probably not. The original known accounts of Jesus' mission are Mark's Gospel and the hypothetical 'Q' document so any words, attributed to Jesus but not in these two books, are unlikely to have been spoken by Jesus.Even Mark's author used poetic licence in attributing words to Jesus. He says that Jesus's last words on the cross were, "My God. My God. Why hast thou forsaken me?" But this was taken verbatim from Psalm 2:1, something a dyingman would not think to do.
Should we believe Jesus Christ if He said that Prophet Elijah was reincarnated as John the Baptist?
AnswerThe answer is in the following: In the gospels, Jesus did not actually say John the Baptist was the reincarnation of Elijah - we should not hypothesise about words not credited to JesusAccording to the gospels, Jesus met Elijah at his Transfiguration - there is no suggestion that the person he was meeting was also John the Baptist.
Were the gospels written while Jesus was alive?
No. It is without doubt that some part of the information we have in the New Testament-particulary the words and deeds of Jesus- was for at least some time transmitted in a purely or primarily oral medium. It was not until after the time of Jesus' ministry that the process of the committing of oral tradition into writing took place.
What are some of the things Jesus did in public ministry?
The Bible says that Jesus went about doing good. This included preaching the words of the kingdom of heaven and healing the sick. The gospels are full of these two aspects of his ministry.
How many times did Jesus say i tell you the truth in the Bible?
78 times in the gospels the words of Jesus "I tell You the Truth" are recorded. I did not count to see how many of these times are retellings by the different authors of the same teaching.
How many words did Jesus speak?
In modern culture we would never attribute words to someone unless we had good reason to believe that this is just what the person said, but this was not always the case. In classical times, it was considered both normal and honourable to attribute words that the person probably would have said in the circumstances, without knowing whether the person even said anything at all. This is, in part, the basis of the biblical account of what Jesus said. He taught high moral principles so what we read in the gospels is what the evangelists believed he would have said, not what he actually said.It is still widely believed that two of the gospels were written by disciples of Jesus, who would at least have vague memories of what Jesus said. However, the gospels were actually anonymous and were only attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John later in the second century, when the Church Fathers sought to establish who, in their views, probably wrote the gospels. However, modern scholars say there is no good reason to accept any of these attributions, and go on to say that none of the gospels could have been written by an eyewitness to the life and mission of Jesus. Thus, we do not have a first-hand account of anything Jesus said, even distorted by the passage of time and memory.No words in the Bible can be attributed with certainty to Jesus.
