The Gospels and the 'so-called' gospels
A discussion of Christian beliefs about the divinity of Jesus and why the New Testament did not include other 'gospels'.
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A discussion of Christian beliefs about the divinity of Jesus and why the New Testament did not include other 'gospels'.
Considering the question of whether belief in God lacks the evidence to support it - and why arguments on their own are not enough.
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?
In this video, Richard Bauckham considers whether we can know who were the main witnesses behind the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life.
Do the Gospels give us any indication that they are using eyewitness testimony? Richard Bauckham examines some of the minor characters in…
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?