
Making of the Bible Part 2 - Old Testament Manuscripts & The Making of the New Testament
Exploring My Strange Bible
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Theophilis - The Book of Luke
Theophilis is a greek name, and a very common practice in greco roman culture would be for someone to do his research project esetially. So there are eye witnesses. There are designated preservers of the stories about jesus. And then those traditions are passed down directly and inserted into the quilts here. John has some material that relates to matthew, mark and luke. But john comes from a different group of quilt piece collectors which makes him like an independent witness to the life and teachings of JESUS. The last supper seems to take place essentially the day before passover, but i don't think most scholars think so.
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