Pontius Pilate - Have the Gospels Got it Right?
Giotto’s famous fourteenth century painting of Pilate [view it here] is an intriguing departure from the popular interpretation of…
The Textual Histories of the Qur'an and New Testament
Dr Keith Small describes his research into the 'textual history' of the Qur'an, and compares it with that of the New Testament.
The Historicity of the Empty Tomb of Jesus
An examination of both Pauline and gospel material leads to eight lines of evidence in support of the conclusion that Jesus's tomb was…
The Jesus Seminar
The Jesus Seminar claims that some of the words of Jesus recorded in the Gospels were actually said by him but others were invented by the…
Recent Perspectives on the Reliability of the Gospels
The usual attempts to defend the historical reliability of the New Testament are often fairly general in nature. These arguments are…
Dominion - a critical review
An in-depth engagement with historian Tom Holland's account of Christianity's lasting impact on thinking and morality of the West.
The Zeitgeist Movie
Why should we consider the stories of Osiris, Dionysus, Adonis and Attis as myth, yet think Jesus of Nazareth is history? The answer is…
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
There's a persistent belief that the God of the Qur'an and the God of the Bible are essentially the same. But does this stand up to…
Messiah: Jesus, the evidence of history
What historical evidence is there for the life of Jesus and the first Christians?