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Gospels As Historical Sources
- Historians consider the New Testament Gospels valuable historical sources despite their religious context. - Matthew, Mark, and Luke share a common source base but also contain independent material, increasing reliability.
Multiple Independent Gospel Sources
- Matthew and Luke used Mark plus another hypothetical source 'Q' and unique material. - John provides an independent tradition, enriching our sources on Jesus.
Classroom Experiment on Gospel Copying
- Bart Ehrman conducted a classroom experiment showing identical wording implies copying. - This explains why Matthew, Mark, and Luke share word-for-word passages.