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Eyewitness Names in the Gospels
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How does the 'Frequency of Names' in the Gospels support their authenticity?
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The popularity of names in the Gospels matches the specific name frequencies found in 1st-century Palestine. It does not match the name frequencies of Jewish communities in Egypt or Rome.
Explanation
This suggests the authors had local, eyewitness-level knowledge of the region rather than creating 'generic' Jewish stories from a distance.
Source or basis: Jesus and the Eyewitnesses (Richard Bauckham)
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