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Are There Authentic Sayings of Jesus from Outside the New Testament?
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Episode Outline:
– Introducing authentic sayings of Jesus outside the New Testament
– What scholars mean by “authentic sayings of Jesus”
– Are all of Jesus’ sayings in the Gospels authentic?
– Sayings of Jesus outside the Gospels but inside the New Testament
– Non-canonical Gospels and sayings attributed to Jesus
– Why non-canonical sayings still matter for Christian history
– The Agrapha: sayings of Jesus outside the canonical Gospels
– Manuscripts, scribes, and extra sayings of Jesus
– How scholars evaluate whether a saying goes back to Jesus
– Bart’s favorite non-canonical sayings of Jesus
Episode Description
Early Christian writings from outside the New Testament contain some pretty unexpected material - a giant walking, talking cross and Jesus’ childhood pastime of bringing clay birds to life are both examples that we’ve discussed before. But do these additional documents also contain authentic sayings of Jesus that are overlooked by Christians because they’re not contained within the New Testament?
Also watch these episodes:
Bart Interviews Mark Goodacre about the Gospel of Thomas
Bart Interviews Mark Goodacre about the Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel Truth: What Are the Gospels of the New Testament?
The Gospel Truth: What Are the Gospels of the New Testament?
Stories about Jesus Before the Gospels: Oral Traditions in the Early Church
Stories about Jesus Before the Gospels: Oral Traditions in the Early Church
– Introducing authentic sayings of Jesus outside the New Testament
– What scholars mean by “authentic sayings of Jesus”
– Are all of Jesus’ sayings in the Gospels authentic?
– Sayings of Jesus outside the Gospels but inside the New Testament
– Non-canonical Gospels and sayings attributed to Jesus
– Why non-canonical sayings still matter for Christian history
– The Agrapha: sayings of Jesus outside the canonical Gospels
– Manuscripts, scribes, and extra sayings of Jesus
– How scholars evaluate whether a saying goes back to Jesus
– Bart’s favorite non-canonical sayings of Jesus
Episode Description
Early Christian writings from outside the New Testament contain some pretty unexpected material - a giant walking, talking cross and Jesus’ childhood pastime of bringing clay birds to life are both examples that we’ve discussed before. But do these additional documents also contain authentic sayings of Jesus that are overlooked by Christians because they’re not contained within the New Testament?
Also watch these episodes:
Bart Interviews Mark Goodacre about the Gospel of Thomas
Bart Interviews Mark Goodacre about the Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel Truth: What Are the Gospels of the New Testament?
The Gospel Truth: What Are the Gospels of the New Testament?
Stories about Jesus Before the Gospels: Oral Traditions in the Early Church
Stories about Jesus Before the Gospels: Oral Traditions in the Early Church
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