Secondary context

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

Scholarly work on Gospel testimony and eyewitness memory.

Citation

Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony, 2nd ed., Eerdmans, 2017.

Used for Gospel reliability and eyewitness-context arguments.

The Reliability of the Bible
Argument: A measured case that biblical reliability rests on recoverable textual transmission, public testimony, and a coherent canonical witness.
The Reliability of the New Testament
Argument: A focused argument that the New Testament preserves early, public apostolic testimony rather than a late corruption of Jesus' message.
Jesus Learned His Teachings in India
Objection: A historical response to the claim that Jesus traveled east during his missing years and learned his teaching from Indian or Tibetan sources.
John Did Not Write the Gospel of John
Objection: An answer to the objection that verses from John cannot be trusted because many scholars dispute apostolic authorship.
The Bible Is Corrupted
Objection: A careful answer to tahrif objections against the Bible and the New Testament text.
The Bible Lost Plain and Precious Truths
Objection: A response to the Latter-day Saint claim that the Bible lost necessary truths and needed restoration scripture.
The New Testament Misuses the Hebrew Bible
Objection: A response to the objection that the apostles used Israel's Scriptures out of context.
The Cross and Resurrection
Topic: Issue map for Jesus' crucifixion, burial, resurrection, witnesses, and alternative explanations.