Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?: What We Can Learn from Ancient Biography

by Michael R Licona and Michael R. Licona

Anyone who reads the Gospels carefully will notice that there are differences in the manner in which they report the same events. These differences have led many conservative Christians to resort to harmonization efforts that are often quite strained, sometimes to the point of absurdity. Many people have concluded the Gospels are hopelessly contradictory and therefore historically unreliable as accounts of Jesus. The majority of New Testament scholars...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190264268
• ISBN13: 9780190264260
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"