One of the more typical strikes against the Bible statements that the Gospels had been written late, an age group or even 3 after the moment of Jesus. The further out from Jesus they are able to drive the Gospels, the much less credibility they will have.
Paul wrote the letters of his earlier in history, a couple of years after Jesus died over a Roman cross. Actually the greatest skeptics are going to acknowledge that Paul’s letters came out soon, with letters like one Corinthians created in 52/53 A.D.
This will shatter the skeptics’ encounter, pressing the Gospels properly within the lifetimes on the eye witnesses.
Skeptics, consequently, attempt to claim Paul knew absolutely nothing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They have to, or perhaps different their attacks from the Gospels crumble.
Still the research is difficult to ignore. Paul definitely knew of the first 3 Gospels – Matthew, Mark, and also Luke. It’s very likely that John had not even been written by the conclusion of Paul’s way of life, but he nonetheless demonstrates familiarity with the content material John writes about.
This’s very easy to confirm. All we’ve to do is actually point out exactly where Paul quotes from John, Luke, Mark, and Matthew.
Luke
Paul quotes Luke’s Gospel straightaway.
“Let the elders that rule well be seen as worthy of two-fold honor, particularly those that labor in preaching and training. For the Scripture affirms,’ You shan’t muzzle an ox if this treads away the grain,’ as well as,’ The laborer warrants his wages.'” (one Timothy 5:17 18, ESV).
It’s certainly Scripture.
The next quotation – “The laborer warrants his wages” – originates from Luke’s Gospel, particularly Luke 10:7. Paul thinks it Scripture, also.
In one Corinthians, Paul writes:
“For I got from the Lord what I additionally sent to you, that this Lord Jesus on the evening as he was betrayed called for bread, and once he’d given thanks, he smashed it, as well as said,’ This is the body of mine, which is actually for you. Do this around remembrance of me.’ In the exact same way too he had taken the cup, saying, after supper ,’ This cup is actually the new covenant in the blood of mine. Do this, as frequently as you consume it, around remembrance of me.'” (one Corinthians 11:23 26, ESV).

John

The own nation of yours and also the chief priests have sent you more than to me. What’ve you done?’
Jesus clarified,’ My kingdom isn’t of this world.
Then Pilate mentioned to him,’ So you’re a king?’
Jesus clarified,’ You mention I’m a king. For this objective I was created and for this purpose I’ve come into the planet – to bear experience to the fact. Everybody who’s of the fact listens to my voice.’
Pilate mentioned to him,’ What is actually truth?'” (John 18:33 38, ESV).
Hence we’ve specific evidence that Paul was well acquainted with Jesus’ teaching and life, like the substance that Matthew, Mark, as well as Luke don’t shoot.

Mark and Matthew As the majority of Biblical scholars will concur, Luke creates third, after Mark and Matthew had been actually published. Luke states openly in the introduction of his that he depended on past witnesses to Christ, such as the testimony of theirs in the Gospel of his.
Hence we’ve indirect evidence that Paul was acquainted with Mark and Matthew.
Though we also have immediate proof.
In Paul’s popular conversation of Jesus’ Resurrection, he states the following: “For I sent to you as of original importance what I additionally received: Christ died for the sins of ours in accordance using the Scriptures, he was buried, he was elevated on the 3rd working day of accordance with the Scriptures’ (one Corinthians 15:3 4, ESV).
So these 2 tips accord together with the Scriptures.
But simply no Old Testament verse speaks about Jesus soaring on the third working day. So which Scripture is actually Paul referring to?

Paul likewise esteems Mark and Matthew to be on the amount of Old Testament Scripture, like Jesus’ personal prophecy together with the Old Testament prophecies.