Careful analysis shows that a Hebraic source ultimately stands behind the Synoptic Gospels and that this source is best preserved in Luke. Luke’s version of the Preparations for Eating Passover Lamb preserves details—such as Jesus taking the initiative to send the two disciples, commanding the disciples to prepare the lamb, and using Hebraic idiom—that fit the cultural context of first-century Judaism.
“Cost of Entering the Kingdom of Heaven” complex
Jesus’ response to the rich man and Jesus’ subsequent teaching about the importance of counting the cost of discipleship may have been prompted solely by the rich man’s question.
The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction
“The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction” attempts to follow the stages of Gospel transmission backward to the earliest form of the stories about Jesus that originated in the conjectured Hebrew Life of Yeshua.