Subject: Revelation in the Gospels? |
Bible Note: Tim - Thanks for the follow-up. Going back to the beginning of my initial question, as you did, was a good idea. What I was trying to ask, albeit very badly I guess, was really a very pedestrian question. How did the writers find out? The one response I got that suggested direct revelation made me uncomfortable, not because I doubt that it's possible or anything like that. It's just that I try to put things like this into their appropriate context. In this situation, I was thinking through the actual process the writer would go through, and how his original writings would be received. The only reason that direct revelation made me uncomfortable was that I could see the people who read the gospels for the first time, some of whom had in fact been a part of Jesus' life, reacting with surprise and perhaps skepicism if they read details that they knew couldn't possibly have been witnessed. Sort of a "Wait a minute. I was there. That didn't happen!" kind of thing. I'm not saying it happened that way, and in fact it may be that revelation is exactly what happened. If so, great. I was just looking for insight on the practical side of things. Yours in Christ, Jim D. |