J. Warner Wallace, author of Cold Case Christianity, discusses the reliability of the gospel eyewitness accounts. To see more training videos with J. Warner Wallace, visit the YouTube playlist. For more information about the reliability of the New Testament gospels and the case for Christianity, please read Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective …
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Are The Gospels Written By Eyewitnesses? (Video)
J. Warner Wallace, author of Cold-Case Christianity, was interviewed by Bobby Conway (The One Minute Apologist) and discussed the status of the gospel authors. Are there any good reasons to believe these authors were truly eyewitnesses? (For more information related to Bobby’s great ministry, visit: http://oneminuteapologist.com/) To see more training …
Read More »Are the Gospels Eyewitness Accounts? (Video)
J. Warner Wallace answers the following objection: “Christians like to call the Gospels ‘eyewitness accounts,’ but why should we take them seriously as ‘eyewitness’ testimony when the authors don’t say anything about being eyewitnesses and the accounts clearly contain descriptions of events (like the virgin conception, birth narratives, and private …
Read More »Are the Gospels Eyewitness Accounts? (Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast #3)
In this Cold-Case Christianity video broadcast / podcast, J. Warner makes a case for the eyewitness status of the New Testament Gospel accounts. Is it appropriate to evaluate these accounts as eyewitness statements? Were they intended to be read in this manner? Jim provides several reasons to accept the accounts …
Read More »Who Authored the Gospels? (Podcast)
Why should we believe the New Testament gospels have been correctly attributed to the authors who wrote them? Is there any evidence for the authorship of the gospels? David Russell and David Pallmann discuss this issue with J. Warner on the Proselytize or Apostatize podcast, reposted here. Subscribe to the …
Read More »What Got You Interested in the Gospels? (Video)
Why would anyone begin an investigation of Christianity, especially if they were content in their life as an atheist? What got YOU interested in the gospels? This clip was taken from J. Warner Wallace’s interview with Ragnhard Petersen, the general secretary of the student movement in the Faroe islands called KFS …
Read More »Are There Contradictions in the Gospels? (Video)
Even a casual reading of the gospels reveals passages that differ from one another when describing the same event. Are these irreconcilable contradictions? How are we to assess these differences? Detective Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) tackles this important issue as part of his Incarnate Investigation Video Series. To see …
Read More »How Important was the Principle of Embarrassment in Your Assessment of the Gospels? (Video)
The gospel authors describe embarrassing details about the disciples. Does this prove the writers are telling the truth? This clip was taken from J. Warner Wallace’s interview with Ragnhard Petersen, the general secretary of the student movement in the Faroe islands called KFS (the Faroese version of Intervarsity). To see more …
Read More »There Are Good Reasons to Believe the Gospels Are True, Even if the Eyewitnesses Waited Years to Write Them
There was no Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat or Facebook in the first century. We don’t have any photographs or instant messaging related to the observations of those who witnessed the life and ministry of Jesus. In fact, the first written records of Jesus’ life don’t appear until decades after the fact. …
Read More »What Were the Disciples Saying About Jesus Prior to Writing the Gospels?
Each year I have the great honor of speaking at Southern Evangelist Seminary’s National Apologetics Conference. A few years ago, the highlight of my time there (aside from hanging out with my dear friends, Frank and Stephanie Turek) was the panel discussion where I joined Gary Habermas, Ted Wright, Joseph …
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