The Resurrection: Hoax, Heist or History?
The belief that Jesus rose from the dead is central to Christianity. But how can anyone believe it really happened?
Related resources for Recent Perspectives on the Reliability of the Gospels
The belief that Jesus rose from the dead is central to Christianity. But how can anyone believe it really happened?
“If Christianity is not true, then it’s not worth believing” - This book addresses common objections to Christian truth claims.
A brief account of some of the real history and real people to be found in the New Testament.
Are the New Testament books an arbitrary or personal selection of what was available? Or is there more to it than that?
Considering the question of whether belief in God lacks the evidence to support it - and why arguments on their own are not enough.
Peter May considers some of the earliest evidence for the resurrection: the early Christian creed recorded in 1 Corinthians 15:3-5
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?
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?