Question:
If the Church considers the Gospels historical, why are there some scholars who try to make the case that we can't really know the historical Christ from the Gospels?
Answer:
A fundamental reason why many scholars take issue with the historicity of the gospels is because of their disbelief in the miraculous in general and the related divinity of Jesus Christ in particular, which the gospels assert as historically true.
For more on this issue, listen to this related interview from “Catholic Answers Live” with Dr. Michael Barber and Dr. John Bergsma. You can also check out The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ by Dr. Brant Pitre and this related video in which Trent Horn responds to a caller’s question, “Are the gospels historically reliable?”
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