Christian apologists have offered a variety of reasons for why we should judge the Gospels as trustworthy. I particularly appreciate Peter J. Williams’ succinct Can We Trust the Gospels, in which he (1) presents the testimony of ancient non-Christian sources concerning the Christian movement, (2) demonstrates that the Gospel authors…
Irenaeus’ Against Heresies 3.1.1 (Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 5.8.2–4) has long been a mixed blessing for those who want to leverage the church fathers to argue that Matthew was published early: For, after our Lord rose from the dead, [the apostles] were invested with power from on high when the Holy…
On this website, my focus is on the early publication of Matthew’s Gospel, as the first Gospel to be published. Yet, among those who advocate for Matthew as the first Gospel, there are two main camps. Those subscribing to the Augustinian theory, as it is often called, affirm a Matthew,…
Welcome to “A Trustworthy Gospel.” This site seeks to encourage Christians to embrace and hold fast to the belief that the first Gospel, Matthew, was published early, before the life story and teachings of Jesus were potentially corrupted over time, particularly due to the failure of eyewitness memories. Yes, the…