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Are the Gospels historically reliable accounts of Jesus Christ? Yes -- and this book shows why
Can We Trust the Gospels?
by Mark D. Roberts
Attacks on the historical reliability of the Gospels, especially their portrayal of Jesus Christ, are more common than ever in our increasingly secular society. But are these attacks based on sound scholarship -- or mere prejudice and wishful thinking? Is there legitimate reason to doubt the accuracy of the Gospels? In Can We Trust the Gospels?, Mark D. Roberts examines and refutes some of the most common criticisms of the Gospels -- and explains why they are indeed reliable accounts of actual events, deserving our trust two millennia after they were written.
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In his introduction, Roberts reveals that there was a time when, as a Harvard student, he too wondered about the historical reliability of the Gospels -- sending him on a journey of scholarship that lasted three decades. Can We Trust the Gospels? contains findings that are the fruit of that investigation -- all condensed into fifteen compact chapters that answer such questions as:
- Can we know what the original Gospel manuscripts really said?
- Did the evangelists know Jesus personally?
- When were the Gospels written?
- What sources did the Gospel writers use?
- Did early Christian oral tradition reliably pass down the truth about Jesus?
- What difference does it make that there are four Gospels?
- If the Gospels are theology, can they be history?
- Are there contradictions in the Gospels?
- Do miracles undermine the reliability of the Gospels?
- Do historical sources from the Era of the Gospels support their reliability?
- Does archeology support the reliability of the Gospels?
- Did the political agenda of the early church influence the content of the Gospels?
- Why do we have only four Gospels in the Bible?
"Quite simply the best effort I have ever read by a serious scholar to communicate what scholars know about the Gospels and why that should indeed encourage us to trust them and thus to trust Jesus Christ." -- Hugh Hewitt, radio talk show host, author, blogger, and Professor of Law at Chapman University School of Law
"There is a crisis of confidence about the Gospels, fueled by sensational claims about supposedly new Gnostic Gospels with a 'revised standard' view of Jesus. As Mark Roberts makes clear, the earliest and best evidence we have for the real Jesus is the canonical Gospels, not the much later Gnostic ones." -- Ben Witherington III, Professor of New Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary, author of What Have They Done with Jesus?
"Can We Trust The Gospels? caught me completely by surprise. While I knew a scholar of Mark Roberts's caliber could convince skeptics the Gospels are reliable, I never expected to have my own preconceptions uprooted and replaced with a more solid trust in these biblical texts. This book not only makes a compelling case for trusting the Gospels, it illuminates the creative ways in which God worked to bring us His Word. Roberts's brilliant little book deserves to be widely read by both skeptics and believers." -- Joe Carter, Family Research Council
"What F. F. Bruce did for my generation of students, Mark Roberts has done for the current generation. Any student who asks me if our Gospels are reliable will be given this book, and then I'll buy another copy for the next student!" -- Scot McKnight, Karl A. Olsson Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, North Park University
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