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Why don’t the apostles quote Jesus or reference any gospel events?

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For somebody like Paul, it can perhaps be justified by the fact that the synoptics weren’t written yet, but that doesn’t explain why James and Peter *barely* reference any of the events or teachings in the synoptics. Isn’t that unusual, especially since Jesus did so many miraculous healings and crazy signs? I know that some of the epistles mention synoptic events or teachings, but it is very rare and not exhaustive, which one would not expect for rabbinic students that learnt Jesus’ message, irrespective of whether the gospels weren’t written yet or not. That then leads to the follow up question: If Jesus teachings are rarely quoted in the epistles, then why didn't He teach things of more practical sustenance, given that the whole point of many of the epistles was advice? I know this is a few questions mushed in one and perhaps too broad, but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere else that can logically + theologically explain it. So can someone please try to explain the logical reasoning for **why all the epistles, not even just Paul’s, seem to show little connection to the gospels, especially given the radical events & teachings of Jesus found in these four books?**
Asked by ellied (540 rep)
Jul 12, 2022, 02:46 AM
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