#5 Following Jesus or Following Tradition? Fish, Flesh, and the Gospels Under Scrutiny
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#5 Following Jesus or Following Tradition? Fish, Flesh, and the Gospels Under Scrutiny
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Did Jesus eat fish—and should that question shape Christian ethics today?
In this episode, we explore the sources behind the Gospel of Luke, beginning with Luke’s own claim that his account is a compiled narrative. We take a closer look at the resurrection scene in Luke 24 where Jesus eats fish, asking where this story comes from, why it appears only in Luke among the canonical gospels, and what its absence elsewhere might suggest.
Using source criticism, we trace this passage to the Gospel of Marcion, compare it with Mark, Matthew, and John, and examine manuscript variations that point to later additions. We then widen the lens to other fish stories in the gospels, including feeding miracles and the puzzling post-resurrection scene in John 21.
The conversation turns to Paul’s letters, especially 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 14, questioning whether appeals to liberty and conscience actually support eating animal flesh—or whether love and example point in another direction. Drawing on early Christian evidence, we consider whether abstaining from animal flesh was closer to the ethic of Jesus’ earliest followers than modern Christianity often assumes.