Did Paul and Constantine invent Christianity?
Some people claim that the apostle Paul and later Emperor Constantine changed the pristine religion preached by Jesus for their own ends.…
Pontius Pilate - Have the Gospels Got it Right?
Giotto’s famous fourteenth century painting of Pilate [view it here] is an intriguing departure from the popular interpretation of…
Bart Ehrman's Forged: Writing in the Name of God – a review
A review of Bart Ehrman's book claiming that many of the New Testament documents were falsely written under someone else's name.
The Gospel of Judas
On the first week of April, 2006, the National Geographic Society announced the discovery of a lost gospel titled, 'The Gospel of Judas'.…
Breaking Dawn: Christianity's First 25 Years
An exploration of the ‘hidden’ first 25 years of the Christian era, examining the impact of Christ upon the ancient world.
Does Astronomy Reveal Joshua’s Long Day?
A popular story gives a salutary warning of the need to check our sources carefully and be careful in the arguments we use.
Did the Events Recorded in the Bible Really Happen?
An overview article linking to specific resources that examine the historical reliability of the Old and New Testaments.
The Jewishness of the New Testament
Why a rabbi who considered the New Testament to be anti-Semitic changed his mind. Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein was curious when he observed…
Recent Perspectives on the Reliability of the Gospels
The usual attempts to defend the historical reliability of the New Testament are often fairly general in nature. These arguments are…