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'.
"The Gospel of Jesus' Wife": a forgery
Why the so-called "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" is a modern forgery.
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.
Are the apocryphal gospels true?
Some reflections on why the canonical Gospels are in the Bible whereas the apocryphal Gospels are not.
Who would base their lives on a brutal book of fairy stories?
Considering the question of whether belief in God lacks the evidence to support it - and why arguments on their own are not enough.
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.
Eyewitness Testimony in the Gospels
Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
Real Places in the Gospels
The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.
How Do the Gospels Compare with Other Ancient Documents?
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?