Jesus, the Gospels, and the Telephone Game
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?
Engage with the debate on whether we can trust the Bible. Consider the evidence for and against the reliability and trustworthiness of the Bible.
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?
How big are the differences between the hand-written copies of the Gospels' accounts of Jesus? Do these undermine what we can know about…
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?
The Jewish Bible contains over 100 promises about an exceptional person who would come to save the world. But what were the chances that…
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?
The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.
Can we know who wrote the Gospels? This video examines whether there is any evidence to support the traditional authors.
Do the Gospels give us any indication that they are using eyewitness testimony? Richard Bauckham examines some of the minor characters in…