In this episode, we interview Dr. Lydia McGrew on her book The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage. In this interview, Lydia helps us understand the current state of scholarship about the Gospel of John – and what is wrong with the current mainstream approach to the Gospel. Is the Gospel of John a distinct genre from the Synoptics? Does John feel free to invent scenes, invent sayings of Jesus, and shift events around contrary to historical fact - yet, for some “higher” or “more spiritual” reason? Lydia helps us understand the Gospel of John as the author intended, and shows some reasons the author is trustworthy - based on evidence. 

Website; YouTube Channel 

The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage by Lydia McGrew 

The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Devices by Lydia McGrew 

• Name Statistics Argument 
• Gospel Details in the Goldilocks Zone 
• Three False Facts about John’s Gospel 
• Did John move the Crucifixion Date? 
• On Dale Allison on Rainbow Bodies 

TalkAboutDoubts.com 

 The Harmony of the Gospels by St. Augustine (and here for the specific citation) 

Julius Africanus, Letter to Aristides I