NT309 Critical Issues in the Synoptic Gospels

Duration: 2h 45m

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Explore the historical reliability of the Gospels and the controversy of miracles. Probe the Gospels as biographies recounting historical information passed down through written and oral traditions and eyewitness accounts.

Introduction

Introducing the Speaker and the Course

NT309 Critical Issues in the Synoptic Gospels

Introduction

Introducing the Speaker and the Course

The Gospels and History

Introducing the Gospels

The Genre of the Gospels

The Basics of Ancient Biography

Ancient Biographers

Source Criticism

Form Criticism

Redaction Criticism

Oral Tradition

Memorization

Advanced Education in Antiquity

Linguistic Evidence for Authenticity

Eyewitnesses

The Gospels’ Appeal to Common Knowledge

Objections to Gospel Reliability

Miracles in the Gospels

Miracle Reports

Jesus’ Miracles

Philosophical Foundations of Naturalism

The Principle of Uniformity

Human Experience of the Miraculous

Eyewitness Reports of Miracles

More Modern Eyewitness Accounts

Raised from the Dead

Accounts from the Congo

Nature Miracles

Conclusion

Course Summary