Introduction

Non-Christian References to Jesus of Nazareth

• Jewish Sources
• Roman Sources
• Conclusions from these sources

Gospels as the Main Christian Source

• The Meaning of the Word "Gospel"
• The "Four" Gospels and the "Other" Gospels
  • The Canon
  • How Churches Establish Their Canons

How the Gospels Came to Be Written

• The "Synoptic" Gospels
  • Mark as A Source of Matthew and Luke
  • "Q" as A Source For Matthew and Luke
• John's Gospel

Who Wrote the Gospels

Why Were the Gospels Written When They Were

• Death of the Eyewitnesses
  • The Oral Period
  • The Kerygma
  • Proclaiming the Resurrection
• Expectations About the End of the World
  • Jesus's expectation of the End of the World
  • Jesus's Knowledge
    • High Christology
    • Low Christology
    • Your "Christology"