Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.

Once we've got at the facts behind the myths about Jesus, this final video considers what difference he makes to us today.

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 the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?

Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?

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'.

The belief that Jesus rose from the dead is central to Christianity. But how can anyone believe it really happened?