Christianity

The aim of this page is to present arguments for and against the historicity of the New Testament documents. It contains articles written by myself and links to other Web sites which are relevant. It will always be my policy to provide space for people who do not agree with the views I express (subject to availability of space). If you want to write a specific rebuttal of anything on this page, please provide a URL that I can link to, or, failing that, email me and I will put your article on the page.

A big listing of pro-Christian Web sites can be found at Yahoo!

Some useful reference sites

• The WWW Bible Gateway
• Blue Letter Bible

These are not in any particular order. They are all self-contained articles and need not be read in the order that they occur on this page.

Please note that I make no claims to profound scholarship or startling originality. If you feel that there are any mistakes, or poor arguments in these articles, I am happy to print your views and corrections.

We are right to value sincerity,but false beliefs - even sincerely held false beliefs - can be disastrous. - Canon John Young, Diocesan Evangelist for York

• The Gospels - Eyewitness Records? (1)

  Examines the Gospels of Matthew and Mark

• The Gospels - Eyewitness Records? (2)
  Examines the Gospels of Luke and John
• Paul - a follower of Jesus
  Why do the earliest Christian documents have no famous Gospel stories?
  Some responses have been written to this essay
• The Miracles of Jesus
  Where did the miracle stories really come from?
  A response has been written to this essay
• The Resurrection of Jesus
  How did the stories of the resurrection change over time?
• The Textual Reliability of the New Testament (1)
  Which manuscripts have we got?
• The Textual Reliability of the New Testament (2)
  Did the early Christians change what was originally written?
• The Martyrs
  Just how good is the evidence for the martyrdom of the apostles?
  A response has been written to this
  Another response has been written to this
• Spelling Mistakes in the Bible
• Absolute Moral Values Does the Bible give us Absolute Moral Values?
• Prophecy in the Bible? Did Ezekiel prophesy the destruction of the city of Tyre?
• Alpha Course - Is evangelism aimed at sceptics or doubting Christians?
• Christians on Evil
• Is Evolution Atheistic?
• Do Science and Religion Conflict?

Online Debates with

• The Reverend Richard Campbell Paget
• Dr. Stephen Motyer of the London Bible College
• Dr. Paul Marston

Leaving Christianity

Steve Lock's excellent leaving Christianity site

Some useful links to pro-Christian sites

• Church Net UK
• A Christian ThinkTank - by Glen Miller
  His article on Joshua gives an excellent insight into the mind of a fundamentalist
• Leadership University
• Miami Christian University
• The Star Course
• The Wesley Center for Applied Theology
• Stand to Reason
  They very kindly provide a link to my page
• Christian Answers Home Page
• The Resurrection
• Jesus of Nazareth
• The Tablet - home page
• UK Church Directory
• Bede's Library

  Contains useful review of sceptical and Christian sites

• 'The New Testament - A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings'; by Bart D. Ehrmann. Oxford University Press ,1997 ISBN 0-19-508481-0

Book Reviews

The Case Against Christ by Canon John Young

Serious Talk by the Reverend Dr. John Polkinghorne

Who Moved The Stone? by Frank Morison

God,Chance and Necessity by Professor Keith Ward

Eyewitness to Jesus by Carsten Thiede - reviewed by Professor J.K.Elliott

Inquest on the Shroud of Turin by Joe Nickell

Jesus -Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millenium by Bart Ehrman (offsite)

Articles that are on other sites

• Beyond Born Again - A book by Robert M. Price Highly recommended (offsite)
• The Gospels on Trial by Richard Packham
  Would the Gospels be allowed as evidence in court?
• The Jury Is In - Evidence that Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell (offsite)
• Martyrs by Peter Kirby (offsite)
• Prophecies: Imaginary and Unfulfilled (offsite)
• Kirby's World
• Biblical Errancy
• Why I Don't Buy the 'Resurrection of Jesus' Story
• The Jesus Puzzle

• Open Theological College
• London Bible College

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