Posted here. Takeaway? “… a short book with a big punch.”
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Another Review to Watch For
ByhneufeldFrom Brian Fulthorp at sunestauromai. I’m glad to see all these folks letting us know their books have arrived, and I’m watching the sites for the reviews. I’ll link to them from here.
Dave Black Answers Some Questions
Byadmin6:57 PM This morning somebody emailed me a couple of questions about my book Why Four Gospels. Here are his questions, along with my answers.
Motivation for Matthew
Byhneufeld10:12 AM On the original motivation for Matthew: As soon as the first wave of converts had been baptized and their instruction organized by the Twelve, the apostles’ thoughts turned to the practical question of how to unify and consolidate their teaching about Jesus. The apostles realized that they somehow needed to promulgate those passages…
On Historicity
Byhneufeld12:48 PM On historicity: Unlike the fantastic hypotheses thought up by exponents of Markan priority, which cannot be directly refuted because they are all located in the blank tunnel period, the Fourfold-Gospel Hypothesis respects and accepts the real life situation of the universal church in the years 30–67 and agrees with the known history of…
Andy Bowden Review
ByhneufeldAn extract from the review: Black’s skill as a writer shines in this book: he successfully puts the pieces together in what many have considered an unsovable jig-saw puzzle. Black demonstrates that the solution need not be complicated by far-fetched hypothecating of fanciful theories about lost sources. He accomplishes this in a straightforward, clear manner…
Allan Bevere on Why Four Gospels
ByhneufeldThe last thing I want to be is intellectually lazy, but I must confess that at times I have probably relied on the conclusions of the guild of biblical scholarship too much without delving into the matter for myself. Dave has done that for us, and his conclusions challenge the conventional wisdom I have all…