The Main Witnesses in the Gospels
In this video, Richard Bauckham considers whether we can know who were the main witnesses behind the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life.
In this video, Richard Bauckham considers whether we can know who were the main witnesses behind the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life.
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
What should we make of claims that differences in the Gospel accounts mean they can't be trusted?
Considering the question of whether belief in God lacks the evidence to support it - and why arguments on their own are not enough.
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?
Once we've got at the facts behind the myths about Jesus, this final video considers what difference he makes to us today.