Do the gospels according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke discreetly but clearly imply that Jesus is God? This has become a popular reading lately among evangelicals, thanks in large part to the work of Dr. Richard Bauckham.
A popular argument strategy has been to focus on the earliest gospel, and the one which arguably has the least material from which to argue that Jesus is presented as divine. Even this gospel, it is argued, in its very first chapter, hints that Jesus is God himself, when this passage is said to be fulfilled:
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Author: Dale Tuggy
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Bible reference(s): Mal 3:1, Isa 40:3, Mark 1:2-3
Source: “Dr. J. R. Daniel Kirk on A Man Attested by God – Part 1,” trinities.org
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