Archaeology and the Historical Reliability of the New Testament
Peter S. Williams examines the historical reliability of the New Testament in the light of the findings of archaeology. “On the…
The Dating of the New Testament
A careful consideration of the likely dates at which the New Testament documents were written.
What is the document Q supposed to be?
One of the most popular theories in New Testament study is that the Gospel of Mark was written first, and that both Matthew and Luke were…
How Were the New Testament Books Compiled?
Are the New Testament books an arbitrary or personal selection of what was available? Or is there more to it than that?
Was There Really a Star of Bethlehem?
What does the biblical account say about the star of Bethlehem? Is it historically credible?
What is the Bible?
A brief introduction to the Bible – what it is, how it has been put together and what it can mean for people today.
Hasn't the New Testament been changed?
Hasn't the New Testament been changed since it has been copied and recopied throughout history? A common misconception is that the…
Breaking Dawn: Christianity's First 25 Years
An exploration of the ‘hidden’ first 25 years of the Christian era, examining the impact of Christ upon the ancient world.
The Textual Histories of the Qur'an and New Testament
Dr Keith Small describes his research into the 'textual history' of the Qur'an, and compares it with that of the New Testament.
The Jewishness of the New Testament
Why a rabbi who considered the New Testament to be anti-Semitic changed his mind. Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein was curious when he observed…
Messianic Prophecies - First Things First
Jewish believers in Jesus (Y'shua) are often confronted with this ‘question’: If Jesus is the Messiah, didn't he accomplish…
The Historical Reliability of Mark's Gospel
What reasons do we have to trust Mark's Gospel?
Is Fulfilled Prophecy of Value for Scholarly Apologetics?
During the past twenty years, evangelical Christian apologetics has made significant progress in some areas. Today in the field of…
Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus – an analysis
Bart D. Ehrman is a world expert in the textual criticism of the New Testament who has recently written a best-selling book entitled…
Stoning and the Cherry Pickers
This article responds to Sam Harris’ assertion that one can justify stoning someone to death for adultery by appealing to the New…
The Distinctiveness of Early Christianity
Larry Hurtado's book 'Destroyer of the Gods' examines the characteristics of Christianity that set it apart from the Roman world.
Real History, Real People
A brief account of some of the real history and real people to be found in the New Testament.
Science and the New Testament Documents
Review of Dirk Jongkind's talk arguing that the message of the Bible is preserved, despite variations between manuscripts
Understanding the New Atheism
A 2-part series on the New Atheism looks at (1) The Straw God and then (2) Attacks on the New Testament.
Are the apocryphal gospels true?
Some reflections on why the canonical Gospels are in the Bible whereas the apocryphal Gospels are not.
Three Views on the NT Use of the OT – a review
The Zondervan Counterpoints series continues to produce extremely valuable volumes of the two-, three-, four-, and five-views variety on…
Bible and Church Conference: the reliability of the NT
A day conference on New Testament historical apologetics affirms the reliability of the New Testament using new lines of evidence.
The Original Christmas
'No room at the inn' goes the traditional story. But is that really what the Bible says?