back to within a few years of Jesus’ execution.8 When you consider that Jesus died in AD 30 or 33, the gap shrinks to where it’s not a problem.” “So it doesn’t bother you that the gospels were passed along verbally before being written down?” I asked. “Not at all. I’ve seen witnesses in cold cases say their memories from thirty-five years ago are like it happened yesterday—why? Because not all memories are created the same.” “What do you mean by that?” “If you asked me what I did on Valentine’s Day