1109. 6 Things You Never Knew About the New Testament, from LDS Living
These are interesting things to know as we study the New Testament this year. TOPICS POPULAR MORMON REPORT LESSON HELPS 6 Things You Never Knew About the New Testament by Frank F. Judd, Jr. | Jan. 05, 2019 Makes You Think Mormon Life How did we get the New Testament Gospels? As it turns out, the process was quite complicated, but very interesting. Here are a few important things you should know about how the New Testament Gospels came to be. 1. Matthew and John were not eyewitnesses to all the events they wrote about. There may be some who assume that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John simply wrote down what they saw as they accompanied the Savior throughout His mortal ministry. Certainly apostles like Matthew and John were eyewitnesses for some of the events of the ministry of Christ. But some events they record these apostles never saw for themselves. For example, it is not likely that Matthew was present at the birth of t