Did the early Christian communities apply Jesus's teaching to the problems they faced or alter the facts to fit their agendas?

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

Do the Gospels give us any indication that they are using eyewitness testimony? Richard Bauckham examines some of the minor characters in…

Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?

The way the Gospel accounts use the right names for people shows that they were about real people, based on reliable information.

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