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

They call it the Gospel of Mark, who Mark's generally a nobody. That only gives credibility to the fact that Mark probably wrote it. And then it has this connection directly with Peter himself. So four Gospels, two are claimed to be eyewitnesses who wrote them, and then two claim to be like associates of— Secondhand, yeah. Yeah.

They call it the Gospel of Mark, who Mark's generally a nobody. That only gives credibility to the fact that Mark probably wrote it. And then it has this connection directly with Peter himself. So four Gospels, two are claimed to be eyewitnesses who wrote them, and then two claim to be like associates of— Secondhand, yeah. Yeah.

So when the church is looking at all this literature and they're saying, okay, we have an Old Testament, like testamentum just means covenant. Deotheikin in the Greek, you just translate it into Latin and it's testament. The Old Testament, God's covenants are always followed up by written texts. So that's why they collected. You have guys like Philo and Josephus, they talk about this stuff.

So when the church is looking at all this literature and they're saying, okay, we have an Old Testament, like testamentum just means covenant. Deotheikin in the Greek, you just translate it into Latin and it's testament. The Old Testament, God's covenants are always followed up by written texts. So that's why they collected. You have guys like Philo and Josephus, they talk about this stuff.

So when the church is looking at all this literature and they're saying, okay, we have an Old Testament, like testamentum just means covenant. Deotheikin in the Greek, you just translate it into Latin and it's testament. The Old Testament, God's covenants are always followed up by written texts. So that's why they collected. You have guys like Philo and Josephus, they talk about this stuff.

What are the books? And then the Christians see Jesus. He establishes a new covenant. He's fulfilling what the prophet Jeremiah said in Jeremiah 31, 31, where he says, I'm going to make a new covenant with my people. I'm going to write my law in their hearts. Jesus claims to fulfill those things.

What are the books? And then the Christians see Jesus. He establishes a new covenant. He's fulfilling what the prophet Jeremiah said in Jeremiah 31, 31, where he says, I'm going to make a new covenant with my people. I'm going to write my law in their hearts. Jesus claims to fulfill those things.

What are the books? And then the Christians see Jesus. He establishes a new covenant. He's fulfilling what the prophet Jeremiah said in Jeremiah 31, 31, where he says, I'm going to make a new covenant with my people. I'm going to write my law in their hearts. Jesus claims to fulfill those things.

And then the early Christians who are Jews who believe in Jesus as the Messiah are saying, okay, here's the covenant. Here's the promise. Where are the written texts? And so they have these conversations of canonicity, which just means like canonicity.

And then the early Christians who are Jews who believe in Jesus as the Messiah are saying, okay, here's the covenant. Here's the promise. Where are the written texts? And so they have these conversations of canonicity, which just means like canonicity.

And then the early Christians who are Jews who believe in Jesus as the Messiah are saying, okay, here's the covenant. Here's the promise. Where are the written texts? And so they have these conversations of canonicity, which just means like canonicity.

canon in greek means a rule so it's the standard you know you have like a harry potter canon and stuff that's not a star wars canon or lord of the rings canon whatever so the canon of scripture and they're saying okay what's in what's out what's in what's out and these are all the stories about jesus and his teachings at the time first-hand account second-hand account third-hand account some are some rumors and they have to go through parcel through to find what has the most uh

canon in greek means a rule so it's the standard you know you have like a harry potter canon and stuff that's not a star wars canon or lord of the rings canon whatever so the canon of scripture and they're saying okay what's in what's out what's in what's out and these are all the stories about jesus and his teachings at the time first-hand account second-hand account third-hand account some are some rumors and they have to go through parcel through to find what has the most uh

canon in greek means a rule so it's the standard you know you have like a harry potter canon and stuff that's not a star wars canon or lord of the rings canon whatever so the canon of scripture and they're saying okay what's in what's out what's in what's out and these are all the stories about jesus and his teachings at the time first-hand account second-hand account third-hand account some are some rumors and they have to go through parcel through to find what has the most uh

efficacy? Yeah. So what the conversations are having is what are the documents that are either from someone who knew Jesus or someone who knew someone who knew Jesus? That's the standard.

efficacy? Yeah. So what the conversations are having is what are the documents that are either from someone who knew Jesus or someone who knew someone who knew Jesus? That's the standard.

efficacy? Yeah. So what the conversations are having is what are the documents that are either from someone who knew Jesus or someone who knew someone who knew Jesus? That's the standard.

And for the gospels in particular, like these four biographies of Jesus's life, they're the ones that the early Jesus community agrees upon the most because the disciples of Jesus had disciples. They're called the apostolic fathers. Right. Right. So there were people who like Peter and John and Paul discipled themselves. And then those people talk about, okay, I heard John say this.

And for the gospels in particular, like these four biographies of Jesus's life, they're the ones that the early Jesus community agrees upon the most because the disciples of Jesus had disciples. They're called the apostolic fathers. Right. Right. So there were people who like Peter and John and Paul discipled themselves. And then those people talk about, okay, I heard John say this.

And for the gospels in particular, like these four biographies of Jesus's life, they're the ones that the early Jesus community agrees upon the most because the disciples of Jesus had disciples. They're called the apostolic fathers. Right. Right. So there were people who like Peter and John and Paul discipled themselves. And then those people talk about, okay, I heard John say this.