Did Jesus Really Die?
How can we know that Jesus really did die on the cross?
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How can we know that Jesus really did die on the cross?
A brief account of some of the real history and real people to be found in the New Testament.
Review of Dirk Jongkind's talk arguing that the message of the Bible is preserved, despite variations between manuscripts
Peter May considers some of the earliest evidence for the resurrection: the early Christian creed recorded in 1 Corinthians 15:3-5
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 or imply that he was anything more than a prophet? Or did his followers transform him into the Son of God many years later?
In this video, Richard Bauckham considers whether we can know who were the main witnesses behind the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life.
The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?