The Distinctiveness of Early Christianity
Larry Hurtado's book 'Destroyer of the Gods' examines the characteristics of Christianity that set it apart from the Roman world.
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Larry Hurtado's book 'Destroyer of the Gods' examines the characteristics of Christianity that set it apart from the Roman world.
Why the so-called "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" is a modern forgery.
A 2-part series on the New Atheism looks at (1) The Straw God and then (2) Attacks on the New Testament.
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?
Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?
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 the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.