All of the written accounts of Jesus in the Bible are first hand accounts and also offered testimony by those who knew him best. Matthew wrote his gospel based on his own personal experiences and knowledge of Jesus and his life. That is the same for the rest of the Gospels. All of the New Testament is written by people who directly knew Jesus or knew those who knew him well. (Example: Paul didn't know Jesus personally but he did have much contact with Peter and many others who knew for a fact Jesus was who he said he was.) The writers of the New Testament did not find out about Jesus through bedtime stories. Jesus was the topic of the century and everyone knew about him and his accomplishments.

mindstorm

Just because they're first hand accounts doesn't mean they're true. BTW your sig makes me sick, its basically saying you can kill someone and if you turn to God you're forgiven..