The Relationship Between the Gospels and Classical Bibliographies

Barton: I have spoken in previous episodes about the relationship between the gospels and classical bibliographies. In your book you talk about the gospels as subversive biographies, he says. Barton: The gospels certainly fit into a life of an individual especially if you're looking at Luke and Matthew where you do have pre-birth birth narrative all the way to death. It's usually what you have cradle to grave biographies of notable figures heroes etc.