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First Christmas Morning?” Who Was in the Manger on that First Christmas Morning?”

“Your invited to consider Why Christmas matters? Key Point of Series: “Your invited to consider Why Christmas matters? Beyond the Holiday Traditions lies the truth…it is more compelling than you think!”

Key Outcome of Series: We can be confident in the reliability of the Gospel Accounts of Jesus’ Birth!

Books Background Story: The Delgado’s Witness! Two Year Investigation

THE EYEWITNESS EVIDENCE: Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted? Luke 2: 1 - 18

Power of Eyewitness Testimony! Story of Leo Carter

Do we have any records from first-century “journalists” who interviewed eyewitnesses of Jesus’ life and faithfully recorded the Truth?

actually written by the 1. Were the Four Gospels actually written by the people whose names are attached to them? YES!

2. Can we be assured that the events they record are based on either direct or indirect eyewitness accounts? YES!

3. Ancient Versus Modern Biographies… Why the Difference?

4. The Unique Perspectives of Each Author

Luke—beloved physician, theologian of the poor and social concern Matthew—Disciple, theTax Collector, Christianity seen through eyes of Judaism Mark—John Mark, companion of Peter John—Beloved Disciple, a Higher Christology

The Time Line of the Authors 5. BREAKING News! The Time Line of the Authors

Standard Scholarly Dating Mark—70sAD; Matthew/Luke—80sAD; John—90sAD Within 50 years of Jesus’ Death!

However, Possible Dating: Luke—Acts, written prior to Paul’s death, 62AD Gospel of Luke then early 60s Mark—Possibly written in late 50s AD

Places the Synoptic Gospels within 30 years of This Possible Dating Places the Synoptic Gospels within 30 years of Jesus’ Death & Resurrection!

Key Outcome of Series: We can be confident in the reliability of the Gospel Accounts of Jesus’ Birth!

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