(December 31, 2014 at 8:40 pm)Rhythm Wrote: You think that "modern day bible scholars" believe those books to be eyewitness testimony, or even an account of eyewitness testimony? Do you think that "ancient scholars" had a better method or more powerful instrumentation with which to generate their conclusions? I'm honestly surprised to see you espousing this viewpoint Lek.......
Modern day bible scholars who don't ignore tradition as a source are more likely to credit authorship to the writers that the church has recognized through the centuries than those who don't. If an author fails to recognize the tradition of the christian church, he will not come to a conclusion based on all pertinent evidence available. I can't disregard the opinions of early biblical scholars and church fathers who lived within such a short time of the actual writings.