What is the evidence they actually wrote the Gospels? The main argument, that certain people claim traditional authorship who knew someone who knew one of the four evangelists (such as Irenaeus), is incredibly flimsy since they don't claim that's where they got their authorship information from (especially when you take into consideration that Irenaeus explicitly claims that it was an apostolic tradition that Jesus lived until his 50s).
>>17918316 (OP)
Wrong question
The question isn't who wrote it, but whether it is Divinely Inspired or not
We have books in the OT saying how the prophet died or went to heaven, therefore it's not them who wrote the book but they are still accepted because they are Divinely Inspired
Divinely Inspired means that it must not contradict a single verse in the previous scriptures. No errors, no contradiction.
A smooth flow of stories written in a span of over 2000 years without a single plot hole or red herring. Every piece is vital for the conclusion.
And by every piece, I mean, Genesis remain relevant all the way to Jesus i.e, New Adam, Spirit of the Lord, OUR image, and crushing of the serpent's head under the heel of Eve's Seed (not Adam)
Wrong question
The question isn't who wrote it, but whether it is Divinely Inspired or not
We have books in the OT saying how the prophet died or went to heaven, therefore it's not them who wrote the book but they are still accepted because they are Divinely Inspired
Divinely Inspired means that it must not contradict a single verse in the previous scriptures. No errors, no contradiction.
A smooth flow of stories written in a span of over 2000 years without a single plot hole or red herring. Every piece is vital for the conclusion.
And by every piece, I mean, Genesis remain relevant all the way to Jesus i.e, New Adam, Spirit of the Lord, OUR image, and crushing of the serpent's head under the heel of Eve's Seed (not Adam)
