What are the sources of the New Testament?

Answer 1

Paul's undisputed epistles were letters to the various congregations, and one letter to Philemon.

Parallels have been noted between Mark's Gospel (written approximately 70 CE) and Paul's epistles, suggesting that the anonymous author of Mark may have taken inspiration from the epistles. There is textual evidence he may also have taken inspiration from some Greek sources.

The 'synoptic problem' has been resolved to the complete satisfaction of nearly all scholars by what is known as 'Markan priority'. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke were substantially based on Mark's Gospel, with some additional sayings material attributed to Jesus being copied from the hypothetical 'Q' document. John's Gospel was inspired by Luke, with some material taken direct from Mark. All the gospel authors also freely used the Old Testament as a basis for their writings.

The Acts of the Apostles was once thought to be a very reliable history of the early Christian Church, but modern scholars no longer believe that to be the case. Material from the Old Testament was a basis for Acts, but it appears the writings of Josephus was another basis, as were Greek sources such as the ancient play The Bacchae by Euripedes.

The remaining letters generally attributed to Paul - 2 Thessalonians, Ephesians, Colossians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus - are known as pseudo-Pauline epistles. They were written, using Paul's name for authority, to take messages to the Christian community in general. Similarly, the general epistles used the names of other apostles in order to take messages to the Christian communities, long after the deaths of the apostles to which they were attributed.

The Book of Hebrews was at one stage attributed to Paul, but this was clearly not written by him. Hebrews is based on theology that seems very different from Paul's theology or that of the gospels.

Whether or not Revelation was really based on a number of actual visions, these heavenly visions do form the basis of the book. There is some evident inspiration from the Books of Daniel and Ezekiel.

Answer 2

The sources of the New Testament include eyewitness accounts of Jesus' life and teachings, letters written by early Christian leaders, and oral traditions that were eventually written down. The New Testament is comprised of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Epistles, and Revelation.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Greek and Hebrew