Jared Matthews’s Reviews > Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony > Status Update

Bauckham argues persuasively that the assumptions of the form critics, that the Gospels are a product of a long period of developing tradition, are unfounded and indefensible.

He argues that Mark, Luke (and even Matthew) show signs that their author was relying on eyewitnesses for their content. This would be wholly incompatible with a long developing tradition. They indicate this in ways typical for 1st century.