In the earliest Christian movement, there were actually many different writings circulated, and many traditions about the sayings of Jesus. Some of the leaders were concerned to say, "Well, which of ...

In his own day, did Jesus have a reputation as a miracle worker? Virtually all scholars—both believers and skeptics—are convinced that he did. The Gospels are filled with reports of his miracles. But ...

Of the four Gospels, Mark's is by far the shortest... or is it? For centuries, religious scholars have studied its original, abrupt ending, as well as the ways writers have expanded on it over the ...

Why the first four books of the New Testament should be read as serious historical sources. Skeptical scholars have long insisted that the four gospels are a type of mythology or folklore rather than ...

In a well-known talk, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addressed the dangers of a single story: about the tendency to collapse rich, diverse strands into a flat, one-sided narrative. This ...

Q: I’d never read the Bible much, but this year I made a New Year’s resolution to read through the New Testament, and so far I’ve kept it. But why are there four accounts of Jesus’ life instead of ...

Literary device theory is gaining popularity among scholars. Philosopher Lydia McGrew doesn’t buy it. Recently, a number of New Testament scholars have been very interested in exploring the ...

Bible scholar Bart Ehrman began his studies at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Originally an evangelical Christian, Ehrman believed that the Bible was the inerrant word of God. But later, as a ...

An anti-theist atheist, whose ramblings against the Bible I have now refuted almost 60 times, argued that “Jesus claimed to be divine only in the Gospel of John.” There are actually many indications ...