đđĄđ˛ đđ§đ đđ¨đĢ đđĄđ¨đĻ đđĄđ đđ¨đŦđŠđđĨđŦ đđđĢđ đđĢđĸđđđ𧠖 đđĄđđđđđĢđĸđ§đ đđĄđ đđ˛đđĄ
đđĄđ˛ đđ§đ đđ¨đĢ đđĄđ¨đĻ đđĄđ đđ¨đŦđŠđđĨđŦ đđđĢđ đđĢđĸđđđ𧠖 đđĄđđđđđĢđĸđ§đ đđĄđ đđ˛đđĄ đŧđđĄđđđđĸđđĄđđđ For over half a century, Gospel scholarship has operated under the near-universal assumption that each Gospel was written for a particular local Christian community, such as the so-called “Matthean” or “Johannine” communities. This view, popularized in the late twentieth century through redaction criticism and sociological reconstructions, has shaped an entire generation of interpretation. Yet this consensus rests on a fragile foundation: it was never convincingly argued, but simply assumed. The purpose of this article is to challenge that assumption and to demonstrate that the canonical Gospels were not narrowly crafted for isolated communities, but rather written with the wider Christian church in mind. The myth of the Gospels as “community documents” must be shattered in favor of recognizing them as literature intended for general ...