Was Jesus a Real Person?
This video examines the historical evidence for the life of Jesus, including discussion of the non-biblical evidence.
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This video examines the historical evidence for the life of Jesus, including discussion of the non-biblical evidence.
This video considers how long it took before Jesus's first followers came to believe that he was the Son of God.
Can we know who wrote the Gospels? This video examines whether there is any evidence to support the traditional authors.
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 describes the discovery of the earliest copy of part of John's Gospel, the 'John Rylands Fragment'.
How can we know that Jesus really did die on the cross?
The first disciples claimed that Jesus had risen from the dead. But is it possible that such stories are a deliberate deception?
Was Jesus' tomb really empty, or was this just a story made up years later?
In this video, five experts who are convinced that Jesus rose from the dead share how it has changed their lives.
Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?
How big are the differences between the hand-written copies of the Gospels' accounts of Jesus? Do these undermine what we can know about…
Christians claim Jesus rose from the dead; why should we care whether it's true or not?
Many people dismiss the resurrection as scientifically impossible. This video offers reasons to think again.
Are claims that Jesus rose from the dead simply legends that were made up hundreds of years after he died?
It's often claimed that Jesus' followers borrowed existing pagan beliefs about resurrection. Is that true?
Is it possible that the accounts of the resurrection are simply the result of hallucinations brought on by grief?
What should we make of claims that differences in the Gospel accounts mean they can't be trusted?
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?
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…
The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
This video examines the historical evidence that Jesus performed miracles.
This video considers whether we can dismiss the accounts of Jesus's life simply because they describe miracles.
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 the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?