Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

biographers, historians, talk about how do you write good history. And the editing process, they say, is just as important as what you include. So in the 18th, 19th century, a lot of these German scholars looked at the Gospels and they said, these can't be biographies because we know that biographies include stories of your childhood and particularly psychologize. So

biographers, historians, talk about how do you write good history. And the editing process, they say, is just as important as what you include. So in the 18th, 19th century, a lot of these German scholars looked at the Gospels and they said, these can't be biographies because we know that biographies include stories of your childhood and particularly psychologize. So

We have to remove these as thinking about them as biographies. What they failed to understand is that there was already a category in the ancient world for what biographies looked like.

We have to remove these as thinking about them as biographies. What they failed to understand is that there was already a category in the ancient world for what biographies looked like.

We have to remove these as thinking about them as biographies. What they failed to understand is that there was already a category in the ancient world for what biographies looked like.

And whether the gospel authors were reading like Lucian and Celsus and Aristophanes or not, which I don't think they necessarily were, it was in the zeitgeist that you include what's important and you make sure that you don't add fluff. Particularly because these are... very arduous and expensive to write.

And whether the gospel authors were reading like Lucian and Celsus and Aristophanes or not, which I don't think they necessarily were, it was in the zeitgeist that you include what's important and you make sure that you don't add fluff. Particularly because these are... very arduous and expensive to write.

And whether the gospel authors were reading like Lucian and Celsus and Aristophanes or not, which I don't think they necessarily were, it was in the zeitgeist that you include what's important and you make sure that you don't add fluff. Particularly because these are... very arduous and expensive to write.

Uh, and so you include what's, if there's something noteworthy about, so the birth is noteworthy. The story where Jesus goes to the temple and all of these teachers in the temple are amazed by this 12 year old boy who's teaching them stuff that's in there. And then you like fast forward to when he's 30, because so from 12 to 30 is just fluff is, well, he's just kind of living. Yeah.

Uh, and so you include what's, if there's something noteworthy about, so the birth is noteworthy. The story where Jesus goes to the temple and all of these teachers in the temple are amazed by this 12 year old boy who's teaching them stuff that's in there. And then you like fast forward to when he's 30, because so from 12 to 30 is just fluff is, well, he's just kind of living. Yeah.

Uh, and so you include what's, if there's something noteworthy about, so the birth is noteworthy. The story where Jesus goes to the temple and all of these teachers in the temple are amazed by this 12 year old boy who's teaching them stuff that's in there. And then you like fast forward to when he's 30, because so from 12 to 30 is just fluff is, well, he's just kind of living. Yeah.

So Luke says he's... That's what I'm thinking.

So Luke says he's... That's what I'm thinking.

So Luke says he's... That's what I'm thinking.

with all due respect with all due respect so i don't you get a pass um so it's a good question yeah so well i mentioned before when jesus goes get a pass oh because he gets hell anyway i didn't say that no no no you can say a lot without trying to eliminate his existence anyways right yeah he'll be back he'll be coming back in the next life as a christian no

with all due respect with all due respect so i don't you get a pass um so it's a good question yeah so well i mentioned before when jesus goes get a pass oh because he gets hell anyway i didn't say that no no no you can say a lot without trying to eliminate his existence anyways right yeah he'll be back he'll be coming back in the next life as a christian no

with all due respect with all due respect so i don't you get a pass um so it's a good question yeah so well i mentioned before when jesus goes get a pass oh because he gets hell anyway i didn't say that no no no you can say a lot without trying to eliminate his existence anyways right yeah he'll be back he'll be coming back in the next life as a christian no

So there's this story where Jesus goes back to Nazareth. Yes. And they're like, who is this guy? Isn't he, don't we know his mom? Don't we know his dad? Isn't he the carpenter's son? Yeah. So there is the equivalent of saying like, we went to prom with this guy. What's he doing? Like how, how'd he end up like this? Like they're surprised.

So there's this story where Jesus goes back to Nazareth. Yes. And they're like, who is this guy? Isn't he, don't we know his mom? Don't we know his dad? Isn't he the carpenter's son? Yeah. So there is the equivalent of saying like, we went to prom with this guy. What's he doing? Like how, how'd he end up like this? Like they're surprised.

So there's this story where Jesus goes back to Nazareth. Yes. And they're like, who is this guy? Isn't he, don't we know his mom? Don't we know his dad? Isn't he the carpenter's son? Yeah. So there is the equivalent of saying like, we went to prom with this guy. What's he doing? Like how, how'd he end up like this? Like they're surprised.