The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.

How big are the differences between the hand-written copies of the Gospels' accounts of Jesus? Do these undermine what we can know about…

There are many different views of Jesus. What's the truth?

If your mother claims that you are an honest person, we may trust you that you will do what you say. Yet some reservation is understandable…

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.

Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?

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?