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?

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

The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.

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

Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?

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

In this video, Richard Bauckham considers whether we can know who were the main witnesses behind the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life.

The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.