Is there apostolic authority and authorship of New Testament Scriptures?

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It seems to me that the governing thesis of the Jerusalem School, i.e., that the authentic teachings of Jesus must be “reconstructed” from our existing Gospels, contradicts this principle of apostolic authority.

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It seems to me that the governing thesis of the Jerusalem School, i.e., that the authentic teachings of Jesus must be “reconstructed” from our existing Gospels, contradicts this principle of apostolic authority.

To access this post, you need Basic JP Membership.
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    David N. Bivin (20 July 1939 - 14 July 2026) was founder and editor of Jerusalem Perspective from 1987-2025. A native of Cleveland, Oklahoma, in the United States, Bivin lived over 60 years in Israel, ever since he came to Jerusalem in 1963 on a Rotary…
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    Randall Buth is director of the Biblical Language Center and a lecturer at the Rothberg International School of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Home for Bible Translators. He is a member of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research. Buth received his doctorate in…
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