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.
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.
The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
Is Christmas just a nice story 'for the children' or an historical fact that affects us all?
Dr John Dickson describes the key sources for our knowledge of the life of Jesus, assessing them from the perspective of an historian.
This lecture was given by Professor William Lane Craig at Nottingham University as a part of UCCF's Reasonable Faith Tour. The lecture is…