How Reliable Was the Oral Tradition About Jesus? — Gospel Reliability | Session 8

Session 8 - Dr. Craig Blomberg | Historical Reliability of the Gospels

Even if the early church wanted to preserve Jesus’ words, were they able to do it well?
How short was the oral period before the Gospels?
And what role did memorization, leadership, and controlled flexibility play?

In the second half of this topic, Dr. Craig Blomberg examines the actual mechanisms that helped preserve the Jesus tradition. From note-taking and memorization to guarded transmission and social memory, this session makes the case that oral tradition was not a chaotic game of telephone.

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