“In my view, the gospels are true, not historically, but theologically, or, as I would argue, prophetically! What we have is, the… — Eli Of Kittim Copy Share Image
“To be human is nothing less than to be caught in the great congested pilgrimage of existence and to join ourselves freely… — Eugene Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Gospel of John makes explicit what all the Gospels assume - that is, the cross is not a defeat, but the… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
Jesus lived a life that was full of joy and contradictions and fights, you know? If they were to paint a picture… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“I have now gone through the examination of the four books ascribed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; and when it is… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Startling as the Gospel of Judas sounds, it amplifies hints we have long read in the Gospels of Mark and John that… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“The synoptic Gospels of the New Testament manuscripts make us aware of Christ's character and gives us a view of the 'son-ship'… — R. Alan Woods Copy Share Image
“Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, far from being unreliable historians or merely clever inventors of myth and legend, reveal themselves to be… — Timothy J. Stoner Copy Share Image
“When one gets to Clement or Hippolytus, we are clearly a long way from what we find in Paul and the Gospels,… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“I think that if the beast who sleeps in man could be held down by threats - any kind of threat, whether… — Boris Pasternak; Max Hayward; Manya Harari Copy Share Image
“(re: Matthew 7:21 - "Knowing the correct password - saying 'Master, Master', for instance - isn't going to get you anywhere with… — Eugene Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Luke 17:5-6, a Lukan paraphrase of Mark 11:22-24, strikes a surprising note of pessimism: "The apostles said to the Lord, `Increase our… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
We use the word 'synoptic' to talk about Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and it really means 'seeing together,' because they all have… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“By the time these stories were written, six decades had passed since the crucifixion. In that time, the evangelists had heard just… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“The first chapter of Matthew begins with giving a genealogy of Jesus Christ; and in the third chapter of Luke there is… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“Moreover, it is not just that the early documents are silent about so much of Jesus that came to be recorded in… — George Albert Wells Copy Share Image
“Sean: When you started to delve into the New Testament, how influential was that on the way you wrote songs? I'm thinking… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
There is nowhere in the four Gospels where Jesus uses the word 'homosexual.' — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off. — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
“I’ve never seen exquisite fallen beings, and I never shall see them, but such creatures as that painted Frenchwoman at the counter… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The Gospels record that nearly everywhere the Savior went, He was surrounded by multitudes of people. Some hoped that He would heal… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
“The most 'authoritative' accounts of a historical Jesus come from the four canonical Gospels of the Bible. Note that these Gospels did… — Frank Butcher Copy Share Image
There are some kinds of Christianity that insist you have to believe literally in doctrine. The Gnostic gospels open out the complexity… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“The real difference is this: the Christian says that he has knowledge; the Agnostic admits that he has none; and yet the… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
There's nothing hippie about my picture of Christ. The Gospels paint a picture of a very demanding, sometimes divisive love, but love… — Bono Copy Share Image
