FAQs About JP
- Welcome to Jerusalem Perspective
- Can you give me some pointers for how to use your search engine?
- What is your reaction to the Jesus Seminar’s work?
- Does JP agree with Bultmann that the Gospel accounts are not historically accurate?
- Why is your research focused on the Synoptic Gospels? Why leave out the Gospel of John?
- Is there an index of the fifty-six issues of Jerusalem Perspective magazine that were published between 1987 and 1999?
- Who is behind Jerusalem Perspective?
- Does Jerusalem Perspective have a statement of faith?
- Is Jerusalem Perspective magazine currently being published?
- Mendel Got It Straight!
- Why does Jerusalem Perspective use the Greek name “Jesus” instead of “Y’shua” or “Yeshua”?
- Why does Jerusalem Perspective avoid using the term “Old Testament”?
FAQs About the Gospels
- When Were the Gospels Written?
- What is a jot and tittle?
- What does “There’s no Hebrew undertext” mean?
- The “King James Only” Debate
- Is the Search for Literary Sources of the Synoptic Gospels Futile?
- Has a Hebrew Gospel Been Found?
- Which is the most accurate English translation of the Bible?
- Does it matter which of the Gospel writers wrote first?
FAQs About Jesus
- What did Jesus look like?
- How should Jesus’ Hebrew name be transliterated to English?
- Doesn’t the Bible Call Jesus a Rabbi?
- What language did Jesus speak?
- Did Jesus Wear a Kippah?
- How Long Was Jesus in the Tomb?
- Was Jesus a Confirmed Bachelor?
FAQs About Judaism
- Can you explain ritual purity?
- Did women go through a mikveh (ritual immersion pool) after childbirth?
- Did Jews in the first century know their tribal affiliation?
- I am teaching a class on Second Temple Jewish eschatology. Can you suggest a book or other source material that I could use?
- Does God Have a Gender?
- Which Day Is the True Sabbath: Saturday or Sunday?
FAQs on Other Issues
- I’ve just discovered the Jewish roots of my Christian faith. What should I read to learn more?
- How should I cite material taken from your site?
- Shouldn’t the word “Christ” be translated “Messiah” in our English Bibles?
- How can I acquire a New Testament in Hebrew?
- Is there apostolic authority and authorship of New Testament Scriptures?
Comments 2
What is your perspective of Bauckham’s “Jesus and the Eyewitnesses”? In particular, what is your view of the Gospels as Oral History.
Kevin,
Thank you for your questions. Since JP isn’t one single person, but an online journal that publishes articles by many different contributors it isn’t easy to answer a question like “What is your view?” about anything. We can say, however, that those contributors who accept Lindsey’s solution to the Synoptic Problem conjecture that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke mainly depended on written sources, ultimately going back to an account written in Hebrew by an eyewitness to the events he recorded. Although Lindsey’s hypothesis does not exclude the role of oral tradition entirely, it gives oral tradition a much smaller role than many other theories have supposed. Scholars who do not accept Lindsey’s hypothesis but whose work is published by JP may assign a greater or lesser role to oral tradition in the Gospels.
As to Richard Bauckham and his work, he is a first-rate scholar and we are indebted to his contributions to the field of New Testament and Gospel studies.