Eyewitness Testimony in the Gospels
Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
Real Places in the Gospels
The way the Gospel accounts use correct place names shows that they were based on reliable information from first hand testimony.
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'.
How Big Are the Differences in the Gospel Documents?
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 Copies of the Gospels?
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
Richard Bauckham and James Crossley discuss Bauckham's book 'Jesus and the Eyewitnesses' and consider its implications, on Justin…
Did the Events Recorded in the Bible Really Happen?
An overview article linking to specific resources that examine the historical reliability of the Old and New Testaments.
The Bible's Buried Secrets
Professor Alan Millard critiques the BBC series The Bible's Buried Secrets. Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou presented three BBC TV programmes…
The Jewishness of the New Testament
Why a rabbi who considered the New Testament to be anti-Semitic changed his mind. Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein was curious when he observed…