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To: average joe who wrote (19464)1/11/2012 5:12:15 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh2 Recommendations  Read Replies (3) of 69300
 
A few of the NT authors were eyewitnesses.

There is no evidence that any of the authors of the New Testament were eyewitnesses.

The earliest writings were by Paul who did see James, Peter and John in Jerusalem three years after his conversion. He also returned to Jerusalem fourteen years after his conversion but never mentioned learning anything about church history from the Apostles. He derived his gospel from direct personal revelation of the Christ within.

But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:11-12

Paul (probably a Gnostic) did not view Christ as having a physical body.

As for the Gospel of Luke, like Matthew, its main source was the Gospel Mark. Luke was written 50 - 60 years after the death of Jesus.

Since the Bible was written in Greek to begin with nothing was lost in translation once it was written.

It is unknown how many times the original texts were copied before the King James Version translation. It is entirely possible that errors were made in copying the ancient manuscripts.

The Old Testament was not written in Greek. It was mainly Hebrew with some Aramaic. There is some dispute about th original language of the NT as well. Some scholars think that part of it was originally Aramaic.
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