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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

The authors of The Bible, specifically the New Testament, were early Christian disciples and followers of Jesus, such as Matthew, John, Peter, and Paul. Some of them, like Matthew and John, were among the original twelve apostles who directly interacted with Jesus during his ministry on earth. Others, like Paul, encountered Jesus through visions or revelations after his resurrection. Therefore, while not all authors physically met Jesus during his earthly life, they had direct or indirect experiences with him that influenced their writings in the Bible.

Answer 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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