Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.

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

David Instone-Brewer's new book The Jesus Scandals not only shows how the life and teaching of Jesus must have shocked his contemporaries…

What does the biblical account say about the star of Bethlehem? Is it historically credible?

You may have seen the recent programme "The Beauty of Books: Ancient Bibles" on BBC4, 8th February 2011. This well-produced and researched…

Is Christmas just a nice story 'for the children' or an historical fact that affects us all?

Creating a work of philosophy that is both deeply rich in meaning and accessible to a non-philosophically-trained audience is a daunting…

The Zondervan Counterpoints series continues to produce extremely valuable volumes of the two-, three-, four-, and five-views variety on…

What historical evidence is there for the life of Jesus and the first Christians?