Its a basic fact the 4 Gospels were composed after the letters of Paul.
Encyclopedia Britannica: "The books are not arranged chronologically in the New Testament. The Epistles of Paul, for example, which address the immediate problems of local churches shortly after Christ's death, are...
Composed AFTER the letters of Paul, Mark and Matthew were INTENDED as symbolic fiction, being written in a symbolic chiastic structure.
Only with Luke-Acts did Christians start to view the four Gospels literally.
The sayings of Jesus in the Gospels are things Paul originally said. See Nikolaus...
Do you understand the 4 Gospels were composed after the letters of Paul?
Nearly every saying of Jesus is from the LXX or Paul's letters. They are not real teachings of Jesus.
For example, the section on turning the other cheek and other aspects of legal pacifism (Mt. 5.38-42) has been...
Apostle doesn't mean disciple.
Paul, who writes before the Gospels, never indicates Jesus was a teacher or Peter etc. were disciples.
Gerd Lüdemann says:
"Not once does Paul refer to Jesus as a teacher, to his words as teaching, or to [any] Christians as disciples."
and
"Moreover, when Paul...
Paul, who writes before the Gospels, only ever indicates two sources of Jesus info: Scripture (the LXX) and dream teachings.
Paul never indicates Cephas or anyone else was a disciple of Jesus.
Philo independently confirms Jesus is the same Jesus from the LXX version of Zechariah:
The...
Remember the Gospels and Acts were composed AFTER Paul's letters.
Gerd Lüdemann:
"Not once does Paul refer to Jesus as a teacher, to his words as teaching, or to [any] Christians as disciples."
"Moreover, when Paul himself summarizes the content of his missionary preaching in Corinth (1 Cor...
Remember the four Gospels are composed AFTER the letters of Paul.
Paul says he received the Last Supper info directly from Jesus himself, which indicates a dream.
1 Cor. 11:23:
"For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was...
Remember the Gospels and Acts were composed AFTER Paul's letters.
Gerd Lüdemann:
"Not once does Paul refer to Jesus as a teacher, to his words as teaching, or to [any] Christians as disciples."
"Moreover, when Paul himself summarizes the content of his missionary preaching in Corinth (1 Cor...
Yeah, Clement believed Jesus spoke the Old Testament:
Clement quotes the Old Testament when quoting Jesus. Like Paul, Clement had no idea about an Earthly Jesus. • r/DebateAChristian
Composed AFTER the letters of Paul, Mark and Matthew were INTENDED as symbolic fiction, being written in a symbolic chiastic structure.
Only with Luke-Acts did Christians start to view the four Gospels literally.
The sayings of Jesus in the Gospels are things Paul originally said. See Nikolaus...
Muhammad revealed Quran 4:24 to pressure his followers to rape married women.
If you look at Ibn Kathir and the Hadith, we get the following story:
-Muhammad's own followers initially refused to rape kidnapped married women, since their husbands were still alive.
-As a result of this refusal...
Remember the Gospels and Acts were composed AFTER Paul's letters.
Encyclopedia Britannica: "The books are not arranged chronologically in the New Testament. The Epistles of Paul, for example, which address the immediate problems of local churches shortly after Christ's death, are considered to...
The Gospels and Acts were composed AFTER Paul's letters.
Encyclopedia Britannica: "The books are not arranged chronologically in the New Testament. The Epistles of Paul, for example, which address the immediate problems of local churches shortly after Christ's death, are considered to be the...