Real History, Real People
A brief account of some of the real history and real people to be found in the New Testament.
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A brief account of some of the real history and real people to be found in the New Testament.
Review of Dirk Jongkind's talk arguing that the message of the Bible is preserved, despite variations between manuscripts
This video describes how the geographical descriptions in the New Testament Gospels demonstrate their reliability.
Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.
Once we've got at the facts behind the myths about Jesus, this final video considers what difference he makes to us today.
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?
Read this book if you want to be prepared to speak to anyone interested in why they can trust the accounts they read in the Gospels. And…
A response to the controversial claim that Jesus had a wife.