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?
Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?
Do the Gospels give us any indication that they are using eyewitness testimony? Richard Bauckham examines some of the minor characters in…
This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
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?
How big are the differences between the hand-written copies of the Gospels' accounts of Jesus? Do these undermine what we can know about…
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
This video considers whether we can dismiss the accounts of Jesus's life simply because they describe miracles.