u/Sophia_in_the_Shell

Someone correct me if this is wrong, but it is my subjective impression that the canonical Gospels contain remarkably little (but not zero!) talking about Jesus. Rather, it seems like the vast vast majority of the text in each case, perhaps most especially with the Gospel of Mark, is: scene, scene, scene, scene, scene. Narrative accounts of individual episodes in the life of Jesus. Again, someone tell me if my perception is failing me.

If this perception is correct however, my question is: are other entries in this genre as scene-dense, as narrative-dense, as the Gospels? If so, are they the minority or is this completely standard for the genre?

Thank you!

I was reading a Substack article and the following jumped out at me:

“The kind of attitude that the religions want you to have isn’t quite belief. It’s something more like commitment—acting like the religion is true, hoping that it is true even if you’re not totally certain that it is, and promoting it. Jesus helps a man who requests his help but says “I believe; help my unbelief.” Clearly this man doesn’t have extreme confidence that Jesus is God, but he still has the requisite kind of attitude for religious faith—trust. Christians will be in almost universal agreement that a person who gives his life for Christ despite thinking Christianity has only a 30% chance of being true has faith of the right kind.”

Is it true that “Christians are in almost universal agreement” about this? Do you believe it?