If there are lots of little records of what was said, it adds legitimacy to the gospels- it shows that lots of people saw the same things. However, to say that the gospels themselves took what they have from one big source detracts some of the legitimacy, because that one source could be wrong.
A lot of wrangling between blogs about news stories comes from the lack of multiple sources. When they trace a story back, they'll find that all the details come from one guy, or one unnamed source. However, if a story turns out to come from multiple places or have lots of people willing to stand up and be named as saying it was so, then it's likely to be accepted as the truth, even if it's a truth that those particular blogs are unhappy with.
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Date: 2007-02-26 06:01 pm (UTC)If there are lots of little records of what was said, it adds legitimacy to the gospels- it shows that lots of people saw the same things. However, to say that the gospels themselves took what they have from one big source detracts some of the legitimacy, because that one source could be wrong.
A lot of wrangling between blogs about news stories comes from the lack of multiple sources. When they trace a story back, they'll find that all the details come from one guy, or one unnamed source. However, if a story turns out to come from multiple places or have lots of people willing to stand up and be named as saying it was so, then it's likely to be accepted as the truth, even if it's a truth that those particular blogs are unhappy with.