The Jewishness of the Gospels proves they're true

When speaking to Jewish and Gentile friends you might have heard the accusation that the Gospel accounts were written centuries after the life of Jesus. Or even that Jesus is a legend disconnected from the realities of first-century Israel.

Yet the evidence tells a different story: the overwhelming number of manuscripts, and very early manuscripts, and citations by church fathers like Clement (c. 95 AD), confirm that the Gospels were in circulation within decades of the events they describe.

Yet, there is one more reason to take the Gospels seriously: they are "too" Jewish. Every detail: the geography of Israel, the centrality of the Temple, the Biblical festivals, the customs, the intricacies of Torah law, is presented with insider accuracy.