It could have been a first hand account of the Savior's life. Instead we have Matthew, Mark, Luke and John which are second hand accounts and could be doubtful as to the truthfullness of their reports. It kind of reminds me of heresay. You know how that works, a story starts out with one person and completely changes by the time you get to the hundreth person.
2007-05-06 01:12:26 · 15 answers · asked by Jesse B 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It’s because everyone knew Jesus was merely a man until a hundred years later when they thought it would be better for him to be the Messiah.
2007-05-06 01:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Great question!
Of the four "official gospels", Paul of Tarsus and Josephus ben Matthias aka Flavius Josephus aka St. Luke controlled the content of three.
The Gospel of Paul (Matthew/Hebrews) 55 CE
2nd Gospel of Mark (aligned to Paul) 60 CE
Gospel of disciple of Paul (Luke) 75 CE
John 90 CE
Only John, is arguably from a person who knew Jesus first hand. And tellingly it is regarded by most fanatical christian scholars as the most unreliable.
Check out the range of Nazarene/Gnostic Gospels by the apostles and Jesus himself that have traditionally been excluded from the religion created by Paul of Tarsus.
See:
http://one-faith-of-god.org/new_testament/new_testament.htm
2007-05-06 08:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah God chose Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to document the history of Christ's time on earth. (2 Tim 3:16)
Jehovah inspired word is truthful and the disciples were given that privilege as they also did the door to door and temple ministry with Jesus and the disciples even had to power to heal like Jesus.
Joseph may have died before Jesus had finished his time on earth and besides anyway Jehovah did not select him record scriptures.
Jehovah also probably chose the disciples who are of the anointed on their abilities and skills they naturally possessed. It was not Jehovah's purpose that Jesus' mother or his step father to write down holy scriptures themselves. The privilege of given birth to and raising Jesus was plenty for them and a great honor.
2007-05-06 08:32:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Joseph and Mary were analphabetical, like almost all the people in the time of Jesus.
2007-05-06 08:19:48 · answer #4 · answered by vital_moors 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Especially since the apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John never wrote any of this.
Love and blessings Don
2007-05-06 08:16:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We do not know for sure that Mary and Joseph did not write books for the Bible.
2007-05-06 08:19:10 · answer #6 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joseph did not seem to be around when Jesus started his ministry.
Mary may have written, and it was lost.
She may have given her story to Matthew and Luke, and thought that was enough.
She may not have known how to write.
2007-05-06 08:18:16 · answer #7 · answered by Calvin James Hammer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary and Jopseph are not prophets to write the words of God in the bible or scripture..
jtm
2007-05-06 08:16:56 · answer #8 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Literacy wasn't all that common back then. Mary and Joseph may have been illiterate for all we know.
2007-05-06 08:21:11 · answer #9 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Writing was reserved for the educated and priestly. For a good reason, mind you.
2007-05-06 08:18:56 · answer #10 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋