By the time our Gospels were written, Jesus
was a distant memory. True, some of his fans had various collections of
things he said and did, filed away under different headings. Most of these had been
memorised, not written down.
The Gospels are called Gospels because they attempt to persuade us that the GOSPEL (singular) is true and worth following.
The GOSPEL (singular) is the belief that Jesus made all the difference about life here and hereafter.
The four Gospels try to persuade us of the GOSPEL (singular) by telling what looks like lives of Jesus but are NO SUCH THING.
The first (modern) attempt at lives of Jesus was made by Germans in the 18th century.Charles Dickens wrote one for his children, later.
I suggested the use of the word BUZZ to picture how the Gospels make it sound at that stage in Jesus' life.
I did NOT suggest that there actually was a buzz. No one had recorded anything by way of diary or minutes.
The Gospels are called Gospels because they attempt to persuade us that the GOSPEL (singular) is true and worth following.
The GOSPEL (singular) is the belief that Jesus made all the difference about life here and hereafter.
The four Gospels try to persuade us of the GOSPEL (singular) by telling what looks like lives of Jesus but are NO SUCH THING.
The first (modern) attempt at lives of Jesus was made by Germans in the 18th century.Charles Dickens wrote one for his children, later.
I suggested the use of the word BUZZ to picture how the Gospels make it sound at that stage in Jesus' life.
I did NOT suggest that there actually was a buzz. No one had recorded anything by way of diary or minutes.
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