For many centuries it was taken for granted that the authors of the Gospels were eyewitnesses to the ministry and teachings of Jesus. Then, about 200 years ago, serious research on the Gospels got underway. In the wake of the Enlightenment, curious thinkers took up the challenge of examining the Gospels as historians would, not as the theologians and preachers do. That’s when things began to fall apart, because it became clear that there were many unanswered questions about the Gospels. There are too many things missing from the four Gospels.
