Jesus of History Jesus is, of course, the central issue when it comes to the credibility of the Christian faith. Was he a real person? What did he say and do? What did he claim about himself? In these next lessons on the credibility of Christianity we will focus on addressing the questions that are raised about Jesus. In this lesson we explore the historicity of Jesus. How have biblical and historical scholars viewed the New Testament gospel accounts of Jesus in the past? What major shift has occurred in scholarship more recent decades? Why? Why is a skeptical approach to the biblical records of Jesus not warranted? What are some of the markers historians consider when considering the historical authenticity of the accounts about Jesus we encounter in the Gospels? When someone suggests that the Christian view of Jesus is borrowed or copied from earlier pagan myths, what are some things we can point out to them? Why are the supposed parallels of Christianity to Mithraism invalid? What have scholars recently discovered about the names of people in the New Testament that supports the historical credibility of Gospels? How much confidence can we have that the Jesus we see in the bible really lived and did the things that the bible claims?
Lesson 40: Review Questions
Lesson 40: Lesson Notes

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