Jesus, the Gospels, and the Telephone Game
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?
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 corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?
This video considers whether we can dismiss the accounts of Jesus's life simply because they describe miracles.
Why the so-called "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" is a modern forgery.
Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?
Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?
The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.