New Developments in Historical Jesus Research
In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of California, Santa Barbara in October 2000, Professor Craig Blomberg discusses new…
Who Is This Jesus?
Who is Jesus? Who did he claim to be? What questions might we need to ask? What kind of evidence is there?
Further links: Crucifixion: con trick to start a religion?
Links to further resources to follow up on the bethinking booklet on the Crucifixion of Jesus - was it just a con trick?
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.
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.
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 People in the Gospels
The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.
How Do the Gospels Compare with Other Ancient Documents?
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?
How Many Copies of the Gospels?
How many hand-written copies of the Gospel accounts are there? What does this reveal about possible mistakes?