Historical Jesus vs Historical Muhammad
How does the historical Jesus compare with the Jesus we find in the Qur'an and with the historical Muhammad?
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.
Did Paul and Constantine invent Christianity?
Some people claim that the apostle Paul and later Emperor Constantine changed the pristine religion preached by Jesus for their own ends.…
'The Da Vinci Code': a novel
A New Testament scholar reviews Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
Was There Really a Star of Bethlehem?
What does the biblical account say about the star of Bethlehem? Is it historically credible?
Does the Bible Support Slavery?
Does the Bible condone slavery – at the very least by not condemning it? This lecture examines some of the issues we need to consider.
Bart Ehrman's Forged: Writing in the Name of God – a review
A review of Bart Ehrman's book claiming that many of the New Testament documents were falsely written under someone else's name.
Bible Scandals
David Instone-Brewer's new book The Jesus Scandals not only shows how the life and teaching of Jesus must have shocked his contemporaries…
Do Angels Really Exist?
In the twenty-first century, can people really still believe in angels and demons?