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Real People in the Gospels

The Bible's accounts of the life of Jesus use the right names for people and illustrate which names were popular and which were unusual. This shows that they were about real people, and were based on reliable information from individuals who knew first hand about the people in the accounts.

Contributor to this video is:

  • Dr Peter Williams, Tyndale House, Cambridge.

Go to Part 11: Eyewitness Testimony in the Bible's Accounts of Jesus

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Real People in the Gospels

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