8–14). Such claims about a “subtle tyranny” of the Canon or the biblical Gospels are misguided. These texts have value because of when they were written, and because of the persons who did the writing and their relationships to Jesus or those around Him. In historical work, sources rule. The best sources are the most important. Thus, it is not a rule or a theological bias that elevates these sources. Solid historical ground undergirds the material. To say otherwise is to ignore basic historical method.