Edited sentence: "  Earl Doherty is actually not considered a serious scholar of sorts by his peers and not trained formally in New Testament studies <  >.Gregory S.He does have History and Language related degrees however.He has received many critiques on the issue however;.In regards to Robert Price, his credentials are lacking as well, although he did attend a Theological Seminar:.It is important to notate the degrees that these scholars have obtained, as it is not in Biblical studies.McDonald has no serious credentials mentioned on him, besides a vague representation from a Jesus Seminar site.Neal states, "The best I will say about Wells is that he is an amateur in New Testament Biblical Criticism who has demonstrated a remarkable awareness of the facts of, and authors in, the field without having any known training or credentials in it.No specific credentials are mentioned.None of the aforementioned are Biblical scholars in their right, however, have provided some good overviews for other authors to critique who have received outstanding credentials in Biblical scholarship in their own right.Wells is a professor of German