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  2. Historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles - Wikipedia

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    With regard to Acts 1:15–26, Lüdemann is skeptical with regard to the appointment of Matthias, but not with regard to his historical existence. [47] Wedderburn rejects the theory that denies the historicity of the disciples, [ 48 ] [ 49 ] Conzelmann considers the upper room meeting a historical event Luke knew from tradition, [ 50 ] and ...

  3. Historical reliability of the Gospels - Wikipedia

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    Around 185 Iraneus, a bishop of Lyon who lived c.130–c.202, attributed them to: 1) Matthew, an apostle who followed Jesus in his earthly career; 2) Mark, who while himself not a disciple was the companion of Peter, who was; 3) Luke, the companion of Paul, the author of the Pauline epistles; and 4) John, who like Matthew was an apostle who had ...

  4. Historicity of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Part of the 6th-century Madaba Map asserting two possible baptism locations The crucifixion of Jesus as depicted by Mannerist painter Bronzino (c. 1545). There is no scholarly consensus concerning most elements of Jesus's life as described in the Christian and non-Christian sources, and reconstructions of the "historical Jesus" are broadly debated for their reliability, [note 7] [note 6] but ...

  5. Researcher claims Jesus is a myth and never existed - AOL

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    He also claims that the apostle Paul, who is credited with spreading Christianity, was never aware of the virgin birth, nativity, miracles, or many other events that have been connected to Jesus's ...

  6. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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    Paul the Apostle: Christian apostle Mention by Ignatius of Antioch's Epistle to the Romans and Epistle to the Ephesians, Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians, and in Clement of Rome's Epistle to the Corinthians, who also says that Paul suffered martyrdom and that he had preached in the East and in the Far West [178] [179] [156] [180] Gal. 1, 1 ...

  7. Sources for the historicity of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Existence of Jesus: That in Paul's view Jesus existed and was a Jew is based on Galatians 4:4 which states that he was "born of a woman" and Romans 1:3 that he was "born under the law". [ 7 ] [ 144 ] [ 159 ] Some scholars such as Paul Barnett hold that this indicates that Paul had some familiarity with the circumstances of the birth of Jesus ...

  8. Christianity in the 1st century - Wikipedia

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    The New Testament's Acts of the Apostles and Epistle to the Galatians record that an early Jewish Christian community [note 9] centered on Jerusalem, and that its leaders included Peter, James, the brother of Jesus, and John the Apostle. [99] The Jerusalem community "held a central place among all the churches," as witnessed by Paul's writings ...

  9. Archaeologists Think They Might Have Found The Real Noah’s Ark

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    The search for proof of this event will likely continue for some time, and only that time will tell if it is there to be found. You Might Also Like. Jennifer Garner Swears By This Retinol Eye Cream.