Before revision: The criterion of multiple attestation focuses on the sayings or deeds of Jesus that are attested to in more than one independent literary source such as Mark, Paul, Josephus, or Q .John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume IV: Law and Love, Yale University Press, 2009.Catherine M. Murphy, The Historical Jesus For Dummies, For Dummies Pub., 2007. p 14, 61-77 The force of this criterion is increased if a given motif or theme is also found in different literary forms such as parables, dispute stories, miracle stories, prophecy, and/or aphorism.
After revision: The criterion of multiple attestation focuses on the sayings or deeds of Jesus that are attested to in more than one independent literary source such as Mark, Paul, Josephus, or ThomasQ, M, L, John, .John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume IV: Law and Love, Yale University Press, 2009.Catherine M. Murphy, The Historical Jesus For Dummies, For Dummies Pub., 2007. p 14, 61-77 The force of this criterion is increased if a given motif or theme is also found in different literary forms such as parables, dispute stories, miracle stories, prophecy, and/or aphorism.