The Historical Jesus

Can we trust the Bible?

Craig Blomberg on the existence of Jesus and the trustworthiness of the New Testament.

Accuracy in Oral Tradition

Prof. Craig Keener talks to Simon Smart about why we can trust the New Testament stories about Jesus

The writing of history: a Christian legacy

How was the record of early Christianity shaped by different styles of recording history?

Testimony: a basis for history

How reliable is it to depend on testimony for the accounts of Jesus?

The empire of Augustus

Professor Edwin Judge describes the empire Augustus and the impact of Jesus' life during his rule.

Jesus and history

Ben Witherington defends the historical claims of Jesus the Nazarene.

Jesus and women

Ben Witherington discusses the revolutionary nature of Jesus' treatment of women.

Jesus and wisdom

Ben Witherington looks at what Jesus of Nazareth has to tell us today.

Jesus and money

Ben Witherington shares how money should be viewed by Christians.

Josephus: the man and the myths

John Barclay on the Jewish writer Josephus and his accounts of Jesus.

The scandal of grace

John Barclay on the unique Pauline idea of grace.

A Gross misrepresentation of history?

Murray Smith askswhether we can trust the Gospel accounts of the first Easter

Gnosticism and alternative gospels

David Bentley Hart on whether the Gnostic gospels should be taken seriously.

Can we really believe in ‘peace on Earth’?

Greg Clarke and John Dickson discuss whether there can be peace on Earth.

Josephus and Jesus: a Christian forgery?

Chris Forbes on how historians view references to Jesus in the Jewish Historian Josephus' writings. 2

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