This video examines the historical evidence for the life of Jesus, including discussion of the non-biblical evidence.

Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?

Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?

This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.

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.

This video considers how long it took before Jesus's first followers came to believe that he was the Son of God.

Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?

Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?