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"The Gospels are close to the testimony of named eyewitnesses, and ancient practices of memory and transmission make a strong case for their substantial reliability."
Source
Bauckham — Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses (2006)
Author
Richard Bauckham
Date
2006
Credibility & evidentiary value

Influential scholarly argument for Gospel reliability. Represents one side of a live academic debate; presented here alongside more skeptical views.

Citation · Chicago

Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006).

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