Understanding the Gospels: Storytelling vs. History

Understanding the Gospels: Storytelling vs. History

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The Gospels weren’t written like modern documentaries — they follow ancient storytelling traditions. A look at how these texts were crafted. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/SJkXNNtwHQg #austinandmattpodcast #austinandmatt #podcastclips #podcast #historytime #AncientTexts #Literature #Storytelling #Gospels #Educational

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When you read the gospels, you you get conversations between an angel and Satan or something. Who was there to watch that? No one. So, it's like, you know, there's there's signs and ways you can tell that this is a narrative that someone's constructed. They're trying to tell a story. >> It's not a history book. >> They didn't write it with the intention of it being literal. >> Yeah. They're not walking around following Jesus and writing down what's going on. >> They're not documentaries. It's not a documentary.