the book shows there is a statically significant (ie massive) difference between the gospels and epistles
few XS (the derived Christ) in the gospels compared to epistles, and the other way round
it argues the best explanation is the gospels are earlier and subsequently added to the later epistles
this explains the lack of almost anything 'Pauline' in the gospels and why they don't even know who Paul is, they don't know his XS either
in other words the Pauline terminology and theology just isn't in the gospels (or Acts). It's because the gospels predate this later development
he shows using statistics why all the contortions to make the epistles predate the gospels are never going to work, that initial assumption is just flawed from the start. the XS/Chrest/Christ of the epistles is a development on from earlier phase(s)
i think one reason for the confusion is the gospels were added 'to' the epistles and some redaction occurred, but not a wholesale creation by anyone who was closely connected to an epistle using group/community. they did not write the gospels as an 'allegory for Paul' or any of those contortions to try and make the epistles come first when they clearly don't know who he is or the cultic terminology and beliefs of the epistles and in general are a bad fit
few XS (the derived Christ) in the gospels compared to epistles, and the other way round
it argues the best explanation is the gospels are earlier and subsequently added to the later epistles
this explains the lack of almost anything 'Pauline' in the gospels and why they don't even know who Paul is, they don't know his XS either
in other words the Pauline terminology and theology just isn't in the gospels (or Acts). It's because the gospels predate this later development
he shows using statistics why all the contortions to make the epistles predate the gospels are never going to work, that initial assumption is just flawed from the start. the XS/Chrest/Christ of the epistles is a development on from earlier phase(s)
i think one reason for the confusion is the gospels were added 'to' the epistles and some redaction occurred, but not a wholesale creation by anyone who was closely connected to an epistle using group/community. they did not write the gospels as an 'allegory for Paul' or any of those contortions to try and make the epistles come first when they clearly don't know who he is or the cultic terminology and beliefs of the epistles and in general are a bad fit
Statistics: Posted by davidmartin — Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:04 am