Further links: Angels, wise men, and a baby
Links to further resources to follow up on the bethinking booklet which asks why the events of the first Christmas show us what God is like.
Good for you but not for me: was Jesus just a moral teacher?
This talk explains why the claim that Jesus was no more than a moral teacher doesn't account for the evidence about him.
Ancient and Unreliable: Isn't the Bible just a book of myths?
Adrian Holloway tackles the question of whether we can trust what we read in the New Testament or should dismiss it as unsubstantiated myth.
When Did People First Believe Jesus Was the Son of God?
This video considers how long it took before Jesus's first followers came to believe that he was the Son of God.
Did Jesus Claim He Was More than a Prophet?
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 There Contradictions in the Gospels?
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
Did the Gospel Writers Spin Their Accounts of Jesus?
Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?
Are Miracles Possible?
This video considers whether we can dismiss the accounts of Jesus's life simply because they describe miracles.
Jesus: the Rock on which Atheism Stumbles
This talk looks at who Jesus is and examines some of the misunderstandings about him, as well as his impact in history and the impact he…