Are the four New Testament Gospels reliable accounts of Jesus? Are the Gospels accounts of real history? In this article, Richard Bauckham highlights the importance of the eyewitnesses described in the Gospels - those who were actually there at the events of Jesus' life. Bauckham asks the question: How are the Gospels related to the testimony of the eyewitnesses?
Did Jesus have a secretary? The extension of this is the question whether Jesus developed in his disciples a sense of responsibility to carefully preserve his words and deeds for the following generations. How is it that we do have truthful records of the words and deeds of Jesus in Scripture today? This article weighs in.
The canonicity of the Gospels was an issue that arose in the period from the second to third century. In this time the church was determining the authority of these Gospels. In this article Richard Bauckham looks briefly at the way in which apostolic eyewitness functioned as a criterion of authenticity.
