Science and the New Testament Documents
Review of Dirk Jongkind's talk arguing that the message of the Bible is preserved, despite variations between manuscripts
Modern Old Testament Study
A survey of various aspects of contemporary Old Testament study relating to its reliability and authority.
Further links: Resurrection - fact or fiction?
Links to further resources to follow up on the bethinking booklet which asks whether the Resurrection of Jesus was a fact or fiction.
Ancient and Unreliable: Isn't the Bible just a book of myths?
Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.
Did Jesus Claim He Was More than a Prophet?
Did Jesus claim or imply that he was anything more than a prophet? Or did his followers transform him into the Son of God many years later?
Are There Contradictions in the Gospels?
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
Did the Gospel Writers Spin Their Accounts of Jesus?
Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?
Who Wrote the Gospels?
Can we know who wrote the Gospels? This video examines whether there is any evidence to support the traditional authors.
Real People in the Gospels
The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.