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The Alleged Anonymity of the Canonical Gospels
Journal article arguing that absence of author names inside the Gospel narratives does not prove anonymous circulation.
- Author
- Simon Gathercole
- Publisher
- Journal of Theological Studies
- Tradition
- New Testament scholarship
- Accessed
- 2026-06-24
Citation
Simon Gathercole, “The Alleged Anonymity of the Canonical Gospels,” Journal of Theological Studies 69, no. 2 (2018): 447-476.
Where this source is used
- John did not write the Gospel of JohnDisputed authorship is not the same as unreliability. John's Gospel claims eyewitness roots, circulated early, and its view of Jesus appears in earlier sources.
- The reliability of the New TestamentPaul's letters preserve a summary of belief from within a few years of Jesus' death, the Gospels were written within living memory, and the text can be recovered with confidence.