In this episode, Dr. Luke Arredondo discusses the nature of the Gospels as a literary genre. Many contemporary authors and pundits claim that the Gospels should be classified as folklore or myth, but there is considerable evidence, as well as Christian tradition, that sees the Gospels as a form of ancient biography.
Recommended Resources:
Richard Burridge, The Gospel for All Christians: Rethinking the Gospel Audiences
https://www.amazon.com/Gospels-All-Christians-Rethinking-Audiences/dp/0802844448
Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Eyewitnesses-Gospels-Eyewitness-Testimony/dp/0802874312/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1C2FQO8J9K4LC&keywords=richard+bauckham&qid=1686841238&s=books&sprefix=richaqrd+bau%2Cstripbooks%2C140&sr=1-2
Brant Pitre, The Case for Jesus
https://www.amazon.com/Case-Jesus-Biblical-Historical-Evidence/dp/0770435483/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1686841323&sr=1-1
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