In a seminal work that has reshaped the landscape of New Testament studies, Richard Bauckham presents a provocative argument: the four Gospels are rooted in the firsthand testimony of those who walked alongside Jesus. Challenging the long-held notion that the Jesus narratives emerged from anonymous community traditions, Bauckham contends that these accounts were instead transmitted under the names of their original eyewitnesses. This expanded and updated edition of the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award winner in Biblical Studies features a new preface, three additional chapters that address criticisms and clarify key points, and a thoroughly revised bibliography, making a convincing, comprehensive, and compelling case that is even more persuasive than the original.