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

Evidence in the Talmud for the crucifixion of Jesus.

Although Jesus claimed to be the divine Son of God, His favorite self-designation by far was ‘Son of Man’. How do we know that…

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

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

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

Are there any substantial grounds to deny that Jesus existed? This article responds to the main arguments.

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?