Ancient and Unreliable: Isn't the Bible just a book of myths?
Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.
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?
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
The belief that Jesus rose from the dead is central to Christianity. But how can anyone believe it really happened?
Considering the question of whether belief in God lacks the evidence to support it - and why arguments on their own are not enough.
How big are the differences between the hand-written copies of the Gospels' accounts of Jesus? Do these undermine what we can know about…
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?