To the first class belong the Gospels and Acts; to the second, the Epistles; to the third, the Revelation. — Philip Schaff Copy Share Image
There is no evidence that the author of the Book of Revelation, John of Patmos, read anything that we think of as… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“So far as we know, Jesus did not write anything, nor did anyone who had personal knowledge of him. There is no… — L. Michael White Copy Share Image
“The reason we haven't yet fully understood the Jesus story is that we are gospel-based rather than Bible-based Christians!” — Eli Of Kittim Copy Share Image
I think the best way to view the Gospels is to view them as a magnificent portrait being painted by Jewish artists… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
“The story of the angel announcing what the church calls the immaculate conception, is not so much as mentioned in the books… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The earliest books in the New Testament to be written were the Epistles, not the Gospels. It's almost as though Saint Paul… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“Mark 9:8, "where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched," comes directly from Isa. 66:24, but whose voice… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
“The Gospel of Mark has some major shortcomings: It contains no birth narrative; it implies that Jesus, a repentant sinner, became the… — Alan Dundes University of California Copy Share Image
“With regard to the gospels, biblical scholarship has mixed-up theology with history, thereby turning the eschatology of the epistles into memoirs.” — Eli Of Kittim Copy Share Image
For nearly 2,000 years, most people assumed that the only sources of tradition about Jesus and his disciples were the four gospels… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“This is the homely heart of Incarnation, this meeting of God in man with men and women, this simple face of divine… — Eugene Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Gospels were written to present the life and teachings of Jesus in ways that would be appropriate to different readerships, and… — John Drane Copy Share Image
In Detroit, in a city that in many cases the world has rejected, that's where God shows up. Every example in the… — Clark Durant Copy Share Image
Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
You know the phrase 'Jesus laughed' isn't ever used in the Gospels. So, most people walk away with the idea that Jesus… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
Once you start to look at the gospels one by one, you realize that followers of Jesus were trying to understand what… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“The gospels indicate a development in the apostles' attitude toward Jesus. They first see him as a person of power and only… — William A. Barry Copy Share Image
