These traditional authors may be identified in the following way: Matthew—an apostle of Jesus, Mark—an associate of the apostle Peter, Luke—an associate of the apostle Paul, John—an apostle of Jesus, Paul—an apostle of Jesus, Peter—an apostle of Jesus, James—the brother of Jesus, Jude—the brother of Jesus, Hebrews—an associate of the apostles (2:3; 13:23) The authorship of some of these books has been questioned by modern critics, but this is irrelevant to the main points being made here. First, even by critical dates, all these books come from the first century while eyewitnesses were still alive. Second, many of these books were written by the above-mentioned authors who were intimately connected to Jesus. Third, many of the books speak of eyewitness testimony on which they based their writings.
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Acts 2:42
42 They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in the prayers.
2 John 1:9
9 Whoever transgresses and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in the teaching of Christ has both the Father and the Son.
Ephesians 2:20
20 having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,
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