Real People in the Gospels
The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
Engage with the debate on whether we can trust the Bible. Consider the evidence for and against the reliability and trustworthiness of the Bible.
The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
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 correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.
This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
The Jewish Bible contains over 100 promises about an exceptional person who would come to save the world. But what were the chances that…
Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.
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?