More Than One Christianity in the Ancient World | #46 Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh
Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh, professor of New Testament at the University of Miami, explains the gnostic gospels, their significance, and their relationship to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and whether Jesus' earlies disciples would recognize the theology of the earliest Christian creeds.Check out Dr. Walsh's book, "The Origins of Early Christian Literature." To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Feel free to follow me on Instagram or Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:06 What is gnosticism?00:10:43 The historical value of the gnostic gospels00:24:12 Are the canonical gospels less legendary than the gnostic ones?00:31:11 The gospels as literature rather than history00:35:58 The Gospel of Thomas00:48:35 Do the gnostic gospels go back to the first century?00:53:28 Does the Apostles' Creed reflect earliest Christianity?01:01:55 Would the apostles recognize modern Christianity?01:07:14 The gospels writers borrowed from Paul01:14:25 Are evangelical NT scholars taken seriously?01:25:56 Confirmation bias in NT scholarship