Further links: Angels, wise men, and a baby
Links to further resources to follow up on the bethinking booklet which asks why the events of the first Christmas show us what God is like.
Related resources for Jesus: considering the options
Links to further resources to follow up on the bethinking booklet which asks why the events of the first Christmas show us what God is like.
Once we've got at the facts behind the myths about Jesus, this final video considers what difference he makes to us today.
This video considers how long it took before Jesus's first followers came to believe that he was the Son of God.
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?
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…
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.