Not Many Wise

Category: The Gospels authentic and historical

Historical documents about Jesus:

The first accounts of Jesus appeared less than thirty years after Jesus’ resurrection and the earliest may have been twenty-one years.
Some say that the Gospels were written too long after for people to remember, but it was all written while there were still many eyewitnesses around.
The huge volume of documents about Jesus is far more than those with ‘known’ dates of historical leaders such as Caesar′s Gallic War, Thucydides′ History of the Peloponnesian War, etc.

Jesus myth or true stories?

Jesus’ enemies couldn’t deny His miracles at the time, so they preferred to say that his power came from the devil.
Everyone has to make their own mind up.

Here are the articles in this category:

  • When were the Gospels written?

    When were the Gospels written?

    When were the Gospels written and how can we find out when they and other New Testament documents were made? See a time line from about A.D. 30 (Jesus′ death and resurrection) to A.D. 110.


  • Gospels written too long after Jesus?

    Gospels written too long after Jesus?

    Were the Gospels written too long after Jesus? There have been several people who have said that the time between Jesus′ death and resurrection, and when the New Testament was written is a long time. But Donald Campbell’s story is a contemporary illustration: Donald Campbell is known for breaking world speed records, from 1955. Then…


  • How reliable are sources in history?

    How reliable are sources in history?

    How reliable are sources in history, ancient documents like: Caesar′s manuscripts on the Gallic War, Gospels in the Bible, New Testament, Thucydides′ History of Peloponnesian War, Tacitus Histories? Let′s see the evidence for these writings, compared with the four Gospels…


  • Jesus myth or true stories?

    Jesus myth or true stories?

    Was Jesus myth exaggerated or were the writers of the Gospels eyewitnesses? They wrote 10 to 40 years after Jesus′ death. Jesus’ enemies couldn’t deny His miracles, so they said…