The Gospels are Reliable Documents

Scholar Craig Keener has a great piece at Influence Magazine on the reliability of the Gospels. With clarity and relative brevity, he covers:

• Four reasons we can trust the Gospels:
  1. Across the theological spectrum, most scholars today recognize the Gospels are ancient biographies.
  2. The Gospels are from within living memory.
  3. The overlap shows their dependence on and respect for sources.
  4. The Gospels retain elements from Jesus’ time and location.
• Responses to four common objections:
  1. There are differences among the Synoptics.
  2. The Gospels include miracles.
  3. The Gospels include demons.
  4. Jesus made predictions.

If you have questions about whether we can trust these ancient documents, or if you have a friend with such questions, this article is a great place to start.

Check it out!