Sources: A Spectator's Guide to Jesus
Dr John Dickson describes the key sources for our knowledge of the life of Jesus, assessing them from the perspective of an historian.
Was Jesus Born of a Virgin?
The virgin birth of Jesus Christ perplexes many people. Why is it such an important belief?
"Jesus - The Son Of Man?"
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…
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.
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?
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?
The Main Witnesses in the Gospels
In this video, Richard Bauckham considers whether we can know who were the main witnesses behind the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life.
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'.