Eyewitness Testimony in the Gospels
Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
Who was Jesus Christ? Did he really exist? Can we know what he did and taught? Explore the evidence that shows Jesus was a historical figure and find out why Christians believe he was fully man and fully God – and why it matters.
Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
In this video, Richard Bauckham considers whether we can know who were the main witnesses behind the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life.
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
This video examines the historical evidence that Jesus performed miracles.
What historical evidence is there for the life of Jesus and the first Christians?
The Scriptures tell us exactly who Jesus claimed to be and they clearly present Christ as God. The names applied to Christ in the New…