John, allegedly the latest, reads the most like an eyewitness account. One of the strengths of the religion of course has been the four gospels-- great literature, very compelling, capturing an exciting personality, written in an accessible way. (One need only contrast the four with the gnostic gospels. It's a contrast between good down-to-earth writing and postmodern-like solipsistic gobbledygook. The battle between populist and elitist writing of course is still going on today.) The idea that the followers of Jesus were not educated enough to have written the accounts themselves is nonsense, akin to those who try to claim that actor Will "Shakspere" could not himself have written such great plays. Btw, there are a couple books at the main Philly library which make roughly the same points as the writer on the link. (One author named John T.A. Robinson, I believe.) My own take on Jesus is on my own blog.
John, allegedly the latest, reads the most like an eyewitness account.
ReplyDeleteOne of the strengths of the religion of course has been the four gospels-- great literature, very compelling, capturing an exciting personality, written in an accessible way. (One need only contrast the four with the gnostic gospels. It's a contrast between good down-to-earth writing and postmodern-like solipsistic gobbledygook. The battle between populist and elitist writing of course is still going on today.)
The idea that the followers of Jesus were not educated enough to have written the accounts themselves is nonsense, akin to those who try to claim that actor Will "Shakspere" could not himself have written such great plays.
Btw, there are a couple books at the main Philly library which make roughly the same points as the writer on the link. (One author named John T.A. Robinson, I believe.)
My own take on Jesus is on my own blog.