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#Distinguishing between cultures relying on oral sayings vs. written accounts (in their view, as Jesus lived in an oral culture, the Seminar assumed that short, memorable stories or phrases were more likely to be historically accurate); and
#Distinguishing between cultures relying on oral sayings vs. written accounts (in their view, as Jesus lived in an oral culture, the Seminar assumed that short, memorable stories or phrases were more likely to be historically accurate); and
#Finally, reversing the burden of proof (i.e. instead of assuming the Gospel accounts were accurate and forcing someone to prove they were not, the Seminar assumed that the Gospel accounts were inaccurate and required someone to prove they were).
#Finally, reversing the burden of proof (i.e. instead of assuming the Gospel accounts were accurate and forcing someone to prove they were not, the Seminar assumed that the Gospel accounts were inaccurate and required someone to prove they were).
Furthermore the Seminar didn't use any actual translation (such as the King James Version or any of the more modern ones), nor did it use any Greek texts available (to counter any issues which unavoidably exist when translating from one language to another); it created its own "translation" which it called "the Scholars version", thereby (likely) adding bias into the final vote.
Since the Seminar rejected the infallibility of the Gospels, it identified certain "criteria for authenticity", which included:
Since the Seminar rejected the infallibility of the Gospels, it identified certain "criteria for authenticity", which included: