Wesley Huff

Yeah. Great question. So this is the issue of what's sometimes called the canon of scripture. Right. So very early on when you have Christians having these conversations, the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, there's unanimous agreement about those. Right. particularly, and that's not to say that there aren't other gospels that pop up,

Yeah. Great question. So this is the issue of what's sometimes called the canon of scripture. Right. So very early on when you have Christians having these conversations, the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, there's unanimous agreement about those. Right. particularly, and that's not to say that there aren't other gospels that pop up,

Yeah. Great question. So this is the issue of what's sometimes called the canon of scripture. Right. So very early on when you have Christians having these conversations, the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, there's unanimous agreement about those. Right. particularly, and that's not to say that there aren't other gospels that pop up,

It's that you have this chain of custody that goes back to the earliest Jesus community. Jesus has disciples. And there's a group of individuals who we call the apostolic fathers who are the disciples of Jesus' disciples. And so they comment on the books that the disciples of Jesus or that people within the community of the disciples of Jesus wrote.

It's that you have this chain of custody that goes back to the earliest Jesus community. Jesus has disciples. And there's a group of individuals who we call the apostolic fathers who are the disciples of Jesus' disciples. And so they comment on the books that the disciples of Jesus or that people within the community of the disciples of Jesus wrote.

It's that you have this chain of custody that goes back to the earliest Jesus community. Jesus has disciples. And there's a group of individuals who we call the apostolic fathers who are the disciples of Jesus' disciples. And so they comment on the books that the disciples of Jesus or that people within the community of the disciples of Jesus wrote.

And so we actually have a very close connection to the time. And we see early on that you have guys like – Ignatius of Antioch, arguing that there are only four gospels, he's in the second century, and there couldn't be any more than four. Or Theophilus of Antioch makes the similar argument, and they name Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Now, Ignatius of Antioch

And so we actually have a very close connection to the time. And we see early on that you have guys like – Ignatius of Antioch, arguing that there are only four gospels, he's in the second century, and there couldn't be any more than four. Or Theophilus of Antioch makes the similar argument, and they name Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Now, Ignatius of Antioch

And so we actually have a very close connection to the time. And we see early on that you have guys like – Ignatius of Antioch, arguing that there are only four gospels, he's in the second century, and there couldn't be any more than four. Or Theophilus of Antioch makes the similar argument, and they name Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Now, Ignatius of Antioch

also talks about other gospels, but he specifically highlights the fact that the gospel of Thomas, gospel of truth, gospel of the Hebrews, gospel of, you know, these ones that we kind of hear about Mary, Judas, that the reason we know that they're not associated with the names that are attached to them is because they're being written in times when those people were dead.

also talks about other gospels, but he specifically highlights the fact that the gospel of Thomas, gospel of truth, gospel of the Hebrews, gospel of, you know, these ones that we kind of hear about Mary, Judas, that the reason we know that they're not associated with the names that are attached to them is because they're being written in times when those people were dead.

also talks about other gospels, but he specifically highlights the fact that the gospel of Thomas, gospel of truth, gospel of the Hebrews, gospel of, you know, these ones that we kind of hear about Mary, Judas, that the reason we know that they're not associated with the names that are attached to them is because they're being written in times when those people were dead.

And they have these rings of pagan philosophy that are incorporated into them, which is completely foreign to first century Judaism. So Jesus would not have. So in the Gospel of James, Jesus is worshiping a goddess named Sophia. It's like, okay, well, no first century Jew is going to do that. That's obviously paganism. And so we have these early conversations.

And they have these rings of pagan philosophy that are incorporated into them, which is completely foreign to first century Judaism. So Jesus would not have. So in the Gospel of James, Jesus is worshiping a goddess named Sophia. It's like, okay, well, no first century Jew is going to do that. That's obviously paganism. And so we have these early conversations.

And they have these rings of pagan philosophy that are incorporated into them, which is completely foreign to first century Judaism. So Jesus would not have. So in the Gospel of James, Jesus is worshiping a goddess named Sophia. It's like, okay, well, no first century Jew is going to do that. That's obviously paganism. And so we have these early conversations.

But when Christians are thinking about, well, what is and isn't Scripture, the earliest Christians are Jews who believe in Jesus as the Messiah. And the Jews had this idea that the promises of God are followed up by the writings, the documents that established those. So the word that's often used is covenant, right? God makes a covenant with people and that's always followed up by written text.

But when Christians are thinking about, well, what is and isn't Scripture, the earliest Christians are Jews who believe in Jesus as the Messiah. And the Jews had this idea that the promises of God are followed up by the writings, the documents that established those. So the word that's often used is covenant, right? God makes a covenant with people and that's always followed up by written text.

But when Christians are thinking about, well, what is and isn't Scripture, the earliest Christians are Jews who believe in Jesus as the Messiah. And the Jews had this idea that the promises of God are followed up by the writings, the documents that established those. So the word that's often used is covenant, right? God makes a covenant with people and that's always followed up by written text.

So this is why sometimes, well, in the case of Moses, it's literally inscribed on a tablet, right? And in the prophets, sometimes you get this command, write this on a scroll, inscribe this on a tablet. And that the Jewish scriptures in Jesus' day were seen as a story in search of a conclusion.

So this is why sometimes, well, in the case of Moses, it's literally inscribed on a tablet, right? And in the prophets, sometimes you get this command, write this on a scroll, inscribe this on a tablet. And that the Jewish scriptures in Jesus' day were seen as a story in search of a conclusion.