
Eyewitness Testimony in the Gospels
Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
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Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.
This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
This video considers whether we can dismiss the accounts of Jesus's life simply because they describe miracles.
Are claims that Jesus rose from the dead simply legends that were made up hundreds of years after he died?
Once we've got at the facts behind the myths about Jesus, this final video considers what difference he makes to us today.
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?