Who wrote the gospels? Why were they written anonymously?
A Muslim reader wrote: Who wrote the gospels? Why were they written anonymously? You can't defend Christianity at all. The following is our response.
Christianity does not rest on nameless, late legends. The Gospels are rooted in historical eyewitness testimony, written within the lifetime of those who saw Jesus, preserved faithfully, and confirmed by the early church, who knew the authors personally. My response to your two questions is as follows.