Are Miracles Possible?
This video considers whether we can dismiss the accounts of Jesus's life simply because they describe miracles.
This video considers whether we can dismiss the accounts of Jesus's life simply because they describe miracles.
Once we've got at the facts behind the myths about Jesus, this final video considers what difference he makes to us today.
The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
This video examines the historical evidence that Jesus performed miracles.
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?
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?