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Jesus, Contradicted: Why the Gospels Tell the Same Story Differently
Authored by Michael R. Licona
Narrated by Tom Parks

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0:03 Jesus, Contradicted: Why the Gospels Tell the Same Story Differently
0:59 1. The Quest for a Better Answer
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BOOK DESCRIPTION

The differences and discrepancies in the Gospels constitute the foremost objections to their reliability and the credibility of their message. Some have tried to resolve Gospels contradictions with strained harmonization efforts. Many others conclude that the Gospels are hopelessly contradictory and, therefore, historically unreliable accounts of Jesus.

In Jesus, Contradicted, New Testament scholar Michael Licona shows how the genre of ancient biography, to which the Gospels belong, actually allows biographers to be flexible in how they report events, construct a narrative, and make an argument. Licona demonstrates that the intentional changes to the Jesus tradition by the Evangelists reveal that the differences in how the Gospels report events are not grounds for their rejection. Instead, they are a result of the Gospel writers employing standard literary conventions common in their time for writing ancient biography.

Licona introduces readers to the genre of ancient biography through Plutarch, who wrote 48 of the 90 extent biographies written within 150 years of Jesus, giving numerous examples of compositional devices employed by Plutarch, and comparing them with instances in the Gospels where the Evangelists appear to use similar techniques. Licona also examines Theon's Progymnasmata, a first–century textbook that provides six techniques for paraphrasing one's sources when writing a narrative. In doing so, he helps readers understand why the Gospels report many events differently. Finally, Licona concludes by addressing the thorny question of whether the editorial moves commonplace in ancient biography are compatible with the doctrines of the divine inspiration and the inerrancy of Scripture.

Rather than trying to resolve discrepancies by bending the Gospel narrative, which risks making them say things they aren't saying, Jesus, Contradicted situates the Gospels within their proper context and helps readers account for differences in the Gospels in a cohesive and historically cogent way.

Reflection questions and the bibliography can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael R. Licona (PhD, University of Pretoria) is Professor of New Testament Studies at Houston Christian University. He is the author of numerous books, including the critically acclaimed The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach. Mike is a frequent speaker on university campuses and has engaged in dozens of public debates on the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Published on: May 28, 2024
ISBN: 9780310159629
Duration: 9 hr, 25 min
Genres: Religion / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Religion / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, Religion / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts