
Real History, Real People
A brief account of some of the real history and real people to be found in the New Testament.
Related resources for The Gospels and the 'so-called' gospels
A brief account of some of the real history and real people to be found in the New Testament.
This talk explains why the claim that Jesus was no more than a moral teacher doesn't account for the evidence about him.
Once we've got at the facts behind the myths about Jesus, this final video considers what difference he makes to us today.
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
Can we know who wrote the Gospels? This video examines whether there is any evidence to support the traditional authors.
In this video, Richard Bauckham considers whether we can know who were the main witnesses behind the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life.
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.
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?