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Was Paul or any of the authors of the four gospels an eyewitness to Jesus' miracles?
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It is undisputed that Paul was not an eyewitness to the miracles that are recorded in the four gospels.
Christian tradition hold that the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark and John were written by disciples of that name, who were eyewitnesses to some of the miracles that they reported. Since Christian tradition hold that Luke's Gospel was written by a young companion of Paul, then the author of this gospel was clearly not an eyewitness of the miracles.
Matthew's Gospel was written in Greek and clearly used Mark's Gospel as its main source for the life of Jesus, as did Luke's Gospel. This can be shown because whenever Matthew and Luke agree with Mark, the Greek words are almost identical, something that could not have occurred if Matthew was relying on personal memory. Whenever Matthew and Luke agree on sayings of Jesus, that are not in Mark's Gospel, they use identical words for the sayings, but place them in different contexts and even different times of the ministry of Jesus. Scholars say they must have used as their sources a common document of sayings attributed to Jesus, a document now known as the Q Document, and created plausible contexts in which Jesus could have spoken those sayings. The fact that Matthew, as well as Luke, relied so heavily on Mark and the Q Document means that this author could not have been an eye-witness to the miracles.
John's Gospel was also written in Greek and shows evidence of borrowing much of its material from Luke's Gospel. Once again, this author could not have been an eye-witness to the miracles.
Only the author of Mark's Gospel could have been an eye-witness to the miracles, but much evidence internal to this gospel indicates that he was really writing a second-hand account.
In summary, none of these authors was an eye-witness to the miracles.
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It is believed that Paul did not witness Jesus' miracles, as he converted to Christianity after Jesus' death. The authors of the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, were not eyewitnesses to all of Jesus' miracles, but they compiled their writings based on oral traditions and accounts from early followers of Jesus.
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The Gospels that describe the life and miracles of Jesus were recorded in?
The Gospels that describe the life and miracles of Jesus were recorded in the New Testament of the Bible. There are four canonical Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each Gospel provides a unique perspective on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Were the evangelists also disciples of Jesus?
Yes, the evangelists were not among the original twelve disciples of Jesus. The evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were later followers of Jesus who wrote the Gospels based on their experiences and teachings.
Which gospel records the least miracles?
John's Gospel records seven miracles, which is less than in the synoptic Gospels.
How did God speak in the Gospels?
In the Gospels, God is portrayed as speaking through Jesus, who taught and performed miracles to demonstrate God's power and love. Jesus used parables and direct statements to convey God's message of love, forgiveness, and salvation to the people.
How did the gospels come to be written?
The Gospels came to be written by man....through God....the gospels are the life of Jesus Christ from birth to his years of ministering to God to his gruesome death....
Which gospel emphasize Jesus miracles?
All four Gospels contain miracles performed by Jesus.
Are miracles of Jesus true?
A:To doubt the truth of the miracles, we do not need to believe that Jesus tried to deceive us by pretending to perform miracles that were not real. The first of the New Testament gospels was not written until forty years had passed since the time attributed to Jesus. That gospel, now known as Mark's Gospel, was written anonymously but most certainly not by an eyewitness to the events portrayed. The authors of the other gospels all relied on Mark, directly (Matthew, Luke) or indirectly (John) for everything they knew about the mission of Jesus. Thus, we have a group of accounts all written by anonymous authors who had no first-hand knowledge of the events they described, and who wrote long after the time of Jesus. There was plenty of time for memories of the teachings and actions of a holy man to be passed along and elaborated to become memories of miracles.
What percent of miracles done by Jesus in gospels are healing?
1 million
What author of the Gospels walk with jesus?
John, Peter and James are eyewitnesses who walked and talked with Jesus and testify of Jesus in the flesh. Only an eyewitness can testify of Jesus in the flesh. Matthew and Mark probably also walked with Christ though there is some speculation on the actual authors of those books.
The Gospels that describe the life and miracles of Jesus were recorded in?
The Gospels that describe the life and miracles of Jesus were recorded in the New Testament of the Bible. There are four canonical Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each Gospel provides a unique perspective on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Which author did not write one of the three synoptic reports on the life of Jesus Christ?
A:All the New Testament gospels were originally anonymous, which means that in spite of the best efforts of the second-century Church Fathers we do not know who any of the authors really were. The synoptic gospels were attributed to Matthew, Mark and Luke. The fourth gospel was attributed to the disciple John, although modern Bible scholars say that none of the gospels could have been written by an eyewitness to the events portrayed. For convenience, scholars continue to use these names for the authors of the gospels, so John did not write a synoptic gospel.
What are the eyewitness accounts about Jesus called in the Bible?
Unfortunately there are no eyewitness accounts of the life or teachings of Jesus anywhere in the Bible or elsewhere. Even conservative Christians concede that the Gospels of Mark and Luke were not written by eyewitnesses. Scholars say that all the New Testament gospels were written anonymously and that they were not attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John until later in the second century. They say that the Gospels of Matthew and John were unlikely to have been written by the disciples of those names, so that even these gospels were not eyewitness accounts. The gospels are certainly accounts about Jesus, but they were not written by eyewitnesses or even by some who knew eyewitnesses.
Were the evangelists also disciples of Jesus?
Yes, the evangelists were not among the original twelve disciples of Jesus. The evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were later followers of Jesus who wrote the Gospels based on their experiences and teachings.
Are any of the authors of 4 Gospels disciples of Jesus?
Matthew and John were disciples.
Which miracles do christ ians believe Jesus performed?
The whole lot that are written the Gospels in the Bible.
Is it easier to explain Jesus' nature miracles than healing miracles?
Any attempt to explain Jesus' nature miracles or healing miracles starts from the proposition that the gospels are reliable accounts of events that actually happened. Both types of miracles can easily be explained by questioning the reliability of the gospels themselves.Some would say that the existence of four independent accounts demonstrates their reliability, but this argument has been destroyed by the discovery that the Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John were based, directly (Matthew, Luke) or indirectly (John) on Mark's Gospel. Since the reliability of Mark has been placed in doubt, the reliability of the other gospels is also in doubt.
Did Jesus perform miracles in Palestine?
Most Christians believe: yes he did, just as recorded in the gospels. Some, such as the Jesus Seminar, say that not all the events described in the gospels really happened, but Jesus may have performed some miracles in Palestine. Finally, others point out that there are credible reasons for rejecting the historicity of each miracle in the New Testament. On this last view, Jesus did not perform any miracles.
