I recall Roy Amore of U of Windsor making a case back in the 70s of not only the possibility of Buddhist sayings being incorporated in the gospels due to a caravan route between what is now the Middle East and India but also the probability. Similar to how the writers of Mathew and Luke had Q before them, the Buddha too, relied on Q. Q meaning Quelle which in biblical studies is regarded as a common source for the synoptic gospels.
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I recall Roy Amore of U of Windsor making a case back in the 70s of not only the possibility of Buddhist sayings being incorporated in the gospels due to a caravan route between what is now the Middle East and India but also the probability. Similar to how the writers of Mathew and Luke had Q before them, the Buddha too, relied on Q. Q meaning Quelle which in biblical studies is regarded as a common source for the synoptic gospels.
Interesting bit here about the historicity of the Massacre of the Innocents....
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/is-the-massacre-of-the-holy-innocents-historical
Merry Christmas to you as well!
Cheers to you and yours Dr Benoit 🥂