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Our knowledge of Jesus is indirect because we have no first-hand account of his life and mission.

The earliest New Testament gospel to be written was Mark's Gospel, but this was not written until around 70 CE and is clearly not based on eye-witness sources. All the New Testament gospels were originally anonymous and we now know that the other gospels were actually based on Mark's Gospel, either directly (Matthew and Luke) or indirectly (John).

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