"Who Wrote the New Testament" with Dr. Michael Davis (DGLS)

[@gazzas123]

So if the gospel was written 40 years after Jesus died how do we know the exact words attributed to him were actually true

[@sagesarabia5053]

That’s the point However oral history was big back then

[@stanleiberman1996]

Further, who translated them?

[@ImamJalloh]

You sir, make genius out of simplicity, coherence of out confusion, and bring your audience to a beautiful river where those who choose to drink may drink, those who want to touch it may bathe, and those who are daring may cross to the other side and find a better place. Thank you Dr. Davis, and I hope I find more of your content.

[@davidmathews9633]

Paul quotes Luke. The gospels were written a lot earlier than people think

[@williamwatson4354]

I appreciate a believer who isn't dogmatic.

[@wiskadjak]

Good talk whether you are an atheist or a believer.

[@nosuchthing8]

I never knew Paul was so important

[@abieladamneotalin9066]

If the word of god is perfect and devine,. Why the new testament is full of errors, that contradict each other?

[@davidmathews9633]

There is a lot of evidence all the gospels were written before 70 ad

[@MrIzzy4real]

How is Jesus' death the most imprtant moment in the history of the world, but there is no actual record of when he died???? No one knows WHEN this was?? This raises SERIOUS doubts in my mind...

[@robertbrown6879]

Book of Daniel, chapter 9:25, 26 specifically. You'll have to check around. The date of the following passage apparently is well known among Bible scholars and Bible teachers. "....from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks." Written in Hebrew language. Weeks in this passage are actually 7's, as I understand it, actually 7 years. So 69 sevens is 483 years. 9:26 "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself..." There has been a gap, nearly 2,000 years, between that 69th week when the "Messiah (Jesus) was cut off" and the upcoming 70th week, the final 7 year period in the near future. A gap that is actually for those other than the Jewish people, the gentiles to come in. When the full number of gentiles come in, then God's plan is nearly fulfilled. God only knows how many billions of people have lived on this Earth He created. Jesus crucified on the cross 483 years from the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem is the answer. Years in that language around 2,500 years ago... Months were 30 day months, etc. Chuck Missler discussed this in his video(s) on Daniel. Look it up on KZbin. You will find it if you want to. I would bet Dr. Michael Brown, a Messianic Jew and excellent Bible teacher, probably has this on his KZbin channel and website as well. Look him up. They have the date pretty darned close. But you have to search for it. It's not hard. Would be nice if it was wrapped up in a nice neat bow but for whatever reasons apparently God didn't want to make it that easy to get to. And yet billions have believed and not known the exact day anyway.

[@gregariousguru]

Why do you suppose no one from antiquity ever made the claim "Jesus never existed" yet we have Jewish, Roman and secular historians writing about his existence?

[@paulgemme6056]

No one knows that exact time and day our creator spoke light into existence but it happened. That's the most important thing. That one believes and is saved. The same is true with the death of Christ Jesus.

[@jamesvanderhoorn1117]

Doubts as to his death or this being the most important moment in the history of the world?

[@2633babe]

Jesus was an invented human. There is no historical record that a Jew with a Greek name-Jesus existed.

[@nosuchthing8]

If you close your eyes and listen, the host sounds a lot like Owen Wilson!!!😳

[@frankiecooper]

Wait. So this guy gives lectures on quantum physics AND the New Testament? Huh?

[@nosuchthing8]

No ads.....thank you...

[@nosuchthing8]

Its interesting that a completely neutral presentation has so little interest.

[@grounded9623]

Here's the problem Mike (great lecture BTW); even if you had the original texts; knew the authors and their bios; had no contradictions, errors, forgeries or politics; didn't burn people and destroy other texts - PEOPLE DONT WALK ON WATER - no one comes back from the dead, there are no angels and demons, talking snakes or withering fig trees - the entire OT and NT can be discounted by simple common sense - no PhD required. Christians (I used to be one) are good people who are simply lost in the mysteries of the past. If there is a thing called objective truth it does not involve slavery, drowning everyone in a flood or the slaughter of innocent people. The whole concept of god fails, so who needs to argue about the finer points of Mark and Luke. These people are missing the point. Read Bertrand Russel. I have no need of this (god) hypothesis personally, to live a happy an d moral life. In fact, all of these antiquated primitive stories only muddy the waters. Having said that, your presentation was excellent. I watched it twice. Thank-you.

[@jayspencer5164]

I'm confused! Did this guy say he was a life long Christian? What does he base this belief on given this confusing lecture? Not sure I understand the argument that since the gospels are so similar that they must have copied Mark. If it is divinely inspired and true telling the same story, wouldn't it be similar? Confused

[@Peacepal32]

I’m so glad this video exists. Great video and sound quality. Thank you for uploading

[@yavapaicollegearchives6141]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@waynehampson9569]

All the New Testament books were in circulation towards the end of the second century, the books were compiled towards the end of the end of the fourth century.

[@EssJay]

Most honest believer (with a Phd) I have ever listened to. Hats off sir !! Really happy that I came across this video.

[@MrIzzy4real]

"No original copies of The New Testament exist - hundreds of thousands of errors"....!!!! None in the language Jesus spoke?? Another problem...

[@the3dadvantage]

It's funny. I don't find Paul hard to understand. I suppose I used to. After about the 20th time reading through the Old Testament it started to click. You have to understand Jewish culture and human nature.

[@nosuchthing8]

This helps improve my faith.

[@nosuchthing8]

Why doesnt this have more views

[@jabenicholson8862]

William F. Albright wrote, 'We can already say emphatically that there is no long any basis for dating any book of the New Testament after about AD 80, two full generations before the date between 130 and 150 given by the more radical New Testament critics of today.' (Recent Discoveries in Bible Lands, 136). Elsewhere Albright said, 'In my opinion, every book of the New Testament was written by a baptized Jew between the forties and eighties of the first century (very probably sometime between about AD 50 and 75)' ('Towards a More Conservative View,' 3).

[@mysticwine]

What do you think the purpose of religion is?

[@kingdavid255]

You asked who wrote the book of Mark. I looked through the whole book and could not find any credit given to anyone named Mark. So, who did write the “Book of Mark?” Not Mark for sure.

[@grounded9623]

I am an atheist but loving this. Thanks very much, I've learned a lot. The historical facts are amazing. Its an incredible and important story. The key thing to understand is that human beings are story tellers. The bible is a fascinating historical fiction with enormous impact. You are an excellent teacher. Looking for more lectures on You Tube. Your work on QM is excellent too.

[@lloydsavage1520]

If you talk to God while you live for Him He will probably tell you, but the thing is not worry who wrote it. It is wrote WHO is reading it is the main question, so get to reading.

[@txvoltaire]

Yes, there was some persecution, wasn't it greatly exaggerated by the early church (once it was made the state religion)?

[@lloydsavage1520]

He misquoted a verse it was never cast the first stone, because there would be no other stones cast. It is first cast the stone the word FIRST refers to the person not any stone.

[@ric2play]

What is this attachment to religion though???

[@deesmith3645]

Not sure why he said we should try to understand people who are pro abortion...

[@jayd4ever]

why do i get a liberal anti christian style from this guy he even quotes liberals or non christians like raymond brown and bart ehrman and no bart ehrman lost his faith through problem of suffering and how he claiming the portugese destroyed the gospel of thomas and the new testament was canonized by 4-5th century there was agreement rest of what he said is just his opinion speaking as a liberal supporter

[@joethistle8842]

It was written as it happens Paul wrote in prison to Timothy

[@sagesarabia5053]

This is gold. Only one mistake Is the “Hindu church” with 5 million members founded by thomas …. That’s the Assyrian church of the east. It’s not just some random church. The ACOE was the most populace church in the world until about 1300 AD after the mongols invaded Baghdad

[@johncarreiro3884]

Who wrote old testaments

[@CerdicTheGreat]

You want a list? Most have been long forgotten in the mists of time.

[@sagesarabia5053]

A bunch of different people lol

[@paeng46]

The scribes of the prophets.

[@abrahamellisjr4757]

Well DONE

[@tonymansourati6937]

The first Gospel , was written in Aramaic by Matthew , in the year 44 after Jesus's resurrection . then was translated to the Greek language .

[@davidmackie8552]

Very informative. Thankyou!

[@kamion53]

i prefer the theory that Matthew was comment on Mark and Luke a comment on Matthew anf John a comment on all three previous Gospels.

[@jedabenel2117]

Just do not forget .. all these characters were Jews .with Jewish names. There was no Christianity until hundreds of years after the "crucifixion"

[@sagesarabia5053]

91% of mark and matthew being the same is not problematic… it increases the odds that those accounts took place. After watching and rewatching it’s clear This guy is a biased person.

[@nosuchthing8]

They use exactly the same language. That is dodgy.

[@andrewjohnson8232]

It always baffles me when a speaker starts off by announcing Christian faith, then proceeds to unquestionably submit to the secularisation of Scripture. The only reason for the late dating of the Gospels, is the idea that Jesus could not possibly have prophecied the sacking of Jerusalem, therefore the Gospels must have been written after 70 AD. Why would a Christian submit to that? St Paul does refer to the Gospel traditons. It is possible that the Synoptic Gospels have a source in common, but it is not the only possibility, nor - for my money - the most coherent one. It is simply the suggestion that sits most comfortably with secularism. If this document existed, and was of such importance that it is the source for three of the four canonical Gospels, where is it? No whisper, no trace, no mention by the Church Fathers, what happened? Is it not more likely that the sayings of Jesus were kept among the apostles and served as oral liturgies for the early churches? It is too typical to even be interesting that he gives authority to ideas that came from German literary criticism of the 19th Century when dealing with the Gospels, but then favours an uncritical stance on the Indian tradition. As for the Portuguese destroying the supposed Gospel of Thomas when they discovered it in India - where on Earth is that coming from? There is a very old Thomasine tradition in India, but it has nothing to do with the Gospel of Thomas and no serious scholar attributes that work to the apostle. There is absolutely no record of Church Fathers destroying accounts of Jesus. Athanasius wrote a letter on canonical text in which the bishop specifically dismisses a text known as the Assumption of Mary. This letter is the basis for all sorts of Dan Brownesque nonsense about church conspiracy to invent Jesus and cover up the original truth. Very poor talk.

[@johnnypierce3933]

Second issue is Christianity is not a faith ! It is a man made religion ! Religion separates us from GOD ,and from each other.Also Religion is a belief in more than one God. Religions claim that Jesus was God in the flesh , Wrong ! Jesus was just a man . Hashem our GOD is spirit ,he is not a person ,he is not a Man. Therefore spirituality is what HASHEM OUR GOD. wants us to be . Being spiritual is a faith in only one GOD . The same GOD that the dead prophet yeshua allegedly prayed to. Yeshua never claimed to be god in the flesh, or the only begotten son of god ,nor did he ever claim to be the Massiach.It was the disciples that claimed everything.

[@Purpleflower7777]

I totally agree with you. I can’t for the life of me why Christians believe the MessiYAH is God. Most of who I know is Christians They don’t even know who they serve.

[@freddiereadie30]

Why didn't Jesus write the Gospels himself? That's the question.

[@nickcipri3254]

Very nice argumentation .But sorry about this ,I know you presented yourself as an expert but that is not enough .Some of us(who acctualy agrees with you and know a bit of your proof you presented ) want to see some more proof .May be just like those books you presented to the end of your exposure or another video like this one in which you actually present them .Thank you

[@johnnypierce3933]

Issue number 4, The book of Matthew was incorrect when you reach the part of Jesus's genealogy. Matthew claims the yeshua was of the genealogy of King David ... wrong !Yosef was his stepfather and not his real biological father. He was Mary's son from another Man.That in itself tells you that yeshua was not the Massiach. Even Luke contradicts Matthew.

[@awhite2501]

the Anglo Turks and yeddish built the system you live by

[@johnnypierce3933]

First wrong issue ,the new testament is a book of testimonies, of men who were followers of the dead prophet yeshua,aka jesus. It is not a bible,Bible,? Because it was not inspired of GOD ,but of men. Torah ,the holy word of Hashem our GOD told us not to add or take away anything from his holy scriptures.

[@spicehedge]

Key writers and translators for the KJV bible were Bishop of London Richard Bancroft, (later Archbishop of Canterbury) Bishop of Winchester Thomas Bilson Dean of Winchester George Abbot (later Archbishop of Canterbury) Dean of Westminster Lancelot Andrewes Dean of Chester William Barlow Dean of Worcester Richard Edes Dean of St. Paul’s John Overall Dean of Christ Church Thomas Ravis Dean of Windsor Giles Tomson Laurence Chaderton Dr. John Rainolds

[@herinsh]

This lawyer should have stuck with his specialty, painful regurgitation of bad German theology in the last 3 centuries, completely ignorant of the refined underlying structure of particularly the gospel of Matthew which indicates that it is the likely root text, not Mark. Wish I had an autograph, but perhaps one should give up on the silly idea that Yeshua spoke Aramaic in the Temple courts. There’s an old saying goes something like this “ the translator is a traitor to the truth”, without a proper understanding of the times (the Biblical Calendar) and the common idioms or thought patterns of the Hebrew Scriptures to which Yeshua constantly referenced you have no context.

Politicians wrote the New Testament

[@beeisaac3536]

Do onto others as you would have done onto you that rule law came from God so who is Jesus to tell me and others to turn the other cheek, it is just a way for the Catholic christian to take advantage of others which has been hapoening sense the death of Christ

[@johnnypierce3933]

Issue number 3 ,Shaul(paul). SHAUL WAS A REBELLIOUS ! He spoke against the Holy word of TORAH. GOD'S HOLY WORD.! DIDN'T even know Jesus. Paul claims Jesus appeared to him ,how could he know what Jesus looked like if he never met him?

[@BAFREMAUXSOORMALLY]

"ARAMAIC" is a later invention!

[@ayrsine]

This is a gross over simplification of an enormously complex subject with a variety of complicated components that include language, archeology, history, theology, religion, sociology, psychology, culture, textual criticism, belief, philosophy and power that span over 5000 years and includes a variety of civilizations. Dr. Bart Ehrmann, Dr. Dale B. Martin and Dr. Christine Hayes are 3 of several people who are experts in this field who absolutely deserve the attention of anyone trying to learn about this subject and have courses for free online. Dr. Davis you should probably stick to your area of law expertise and be a lot more careful with the intellectual looseness displayed in this video…with all due respect Sir.

[@charlieepershall4345]

The Great Creator of all existence is Science it is Not Religion Only the Honest Will Understand the Truth. The Great Creator, Matter, Knowledge, Energy, Time and Space Has Always Existed. All Without Beginning or end. Beginning and End only reveals an absence. There Are a Great Many Gods, That have been and are being worshiped. Gods are just imaginary Mythical personages of worship, Gods are not Creators. And do realize that Creation is only the rearrangement of Mater. As, Matter does not evolve from nothing. Truth is All That Truly Exists. Other Than Truth there is Just The understood Concept of An Absence. Lies with intent to deceive or not is fantasy. Lies remain in the nonexistent realm. There is hard core evidence That all life was with intelligent design. It starts with the intelligent design of the Universe. First: With the precise accuracy of the Rotation of the Earth and the orbit at the proper distance around the sun for life to be possible on Earth. then the Tilt of the earth for the seasons. and the moon's orbit that controls the tide of the ocean. It would be very difficult to prove that is not Intelligent Design. The Creation of the Universe is all far beyond what is thought to be human intelligence. However Knowledge is not created in the brain of the Human. The brain was only intelligently designed to Understand Knowledge. As for Evolution, there is much evidence and It is very likely that evolution is one of the intelligent possesses of Creation. Evolution was just intelligently guided in the possesses of Creation. Words to the Honest and Wise: Honesty and understanding is the only true belief. Without honesty and understanding we do not know what to believe. To accept other’s opinion of the truth without proving it to yourself; it is being deceived it is not believing. We must understand to believe. Truth will solve all our problems before we create them; and ignore or reject the truth; problems will multiply all by themselves; those problems will need no help. Have a great and a meaningful life if it is at all possible. Just whispers, of the Ghost of Reality.

[@kaiserkhan9501]

God almighty is One the Lord Of the universe He is the creator the immortal invisible undefeated Master

[@micheal74rich]

Books in the NT is not the words God revealed to Jesus(pbuh), the entire NT is a human book.

[@Town22]

Total BS.

[@ernesttetteh5369]

To all the new evangelists, apologetics and re-writers of history and the BIble, the absolute truth has been foretold: "One day, the authentic Bible will return from the sowing fields in Africa, Asia and the uninfected islands of the world to re-evangelize Europe, America and the dominant nations.

[@eilismcgovern6334]

Bad theology No Holy Spirit leading!

[@douglasellickson2161]

Regurgitatated Bart Ehrman yuk!

[@MadMax-gc2vj]

Bible bronze age mythology.

[@stopcasteevilanjanienanlal8693]

Steups

[@joehinojosa24]

Interrasant. Premise 1) ALWAYS LEAVE OUT THE HOLY SPIRIT