Gospel Truth?: New Light on Jesus and the Gospels (Hardcover)

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During the Christmas season of 1994 a German biblical scholar claimed that a fragment of a gospel was a contemporaneous record of Christ's life. Graham Stanton's important essay puts that claim to the test. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Christmas 1994: A German biblical scholar claims that a fragment of a gospel was a contemporaneous record of Christ's life. Graham Stanton's essay puts this claim to the test. In 1994, German biblical scholar Carsten Thiede announced that one of the oldest surviving fragments of a gospel (held in Britain) was even older than had previously been claimed. He stated that it was contemporaneous with Christ, an eye-witness account rather than a second-century retrospective. The Times picked up the story and Thiede has published his thesis under the title The Jesus Papyrus (Weidenfeld and Nicholson). Graham Stanton was the first top scholar to call the new thesis into question, claiming that the original dating of the fragments was correct. Gospel Truth is his brilliant essay on the whole question of the dating of the New Testament texts, and the claim that a fragment of Mark's Gospel has been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. With a comprehensive survey of available evidence for the origin and purpose of the gospels, this book has profound implications for our understanding of the significance of Christ. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 215 pages
• Publisher: Trinity Pr Intl (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563381370
• ISBN-13: 978-1563381379
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,418,187 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of current gospel theories!, July 13, 1999

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Unlike most of the books coming out about the historical Jesus which have just one, often sensationalized, theory to promote, this book offers a comprehensive and OBJECTIVE look at all the latest theories. An excellent starting point for those interested in separating the wheat from the chaff of gospel examination.