1. The Storytellers - The Men Who Wrote the Gospels
This final act of martyrdom was, as Ehrman states on page 71, the ultimate sacrifice that voided the necessities of all others. ... Only after His death is it realized that Jesus is the Messiah who gave of Himself for salvation; "When the centurion who was standing opposite him saw how he died, he said, ˜This man must have been a son of God' " (Mark 15: 39). The Gospel according to Matthew was the second gospel to be recorded, written around the late 70's or early to mid 80's CE, and seems to be aimed towards an audience of Jews who know and practice Jewish Law and tradi...
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