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?
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?
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'.
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
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 the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?
This video examines the historical evidence that Jesus performed miracles.
This video considers whether we can dismiss the accounts of Jesus's life simply because they describe miracles.