Beware of finding a Jesus entirely congenial to you. —ROBERT W. FUNK, ROY W. HOOVER, AND THE JESUS SEMINAR, The Five Gospels, 5 How do critical scholars go about determining whether Jesus said something recorded in the Gospels? They utilize what are called the criteria of authenticity. Although there are several such criteria, we will look specifically at four of the most important ones. First is the criterion