The Earliest Handwritten Copy of a Gospel
This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
This video describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
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?
Once we've got at the facts behind the myths about Jesus, this final video considers what difference he makes to us today.
Did Jesus claim or imply that he was anything more than a prophet? Or did his followers transform him into the Son of God many years later?
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?
The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
This video examines the historical evidence that Jesus performed miracles.