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Gospel Truth (ebook)

Gospel Truth ebook

Answering New Atheist attacks on the Gospels

Timely defence of the Gospels' historical truth; with particular reference to modern attacks on their reliability.

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Strident New Atheists who seek to disprove God make historical attacks on the New Testament Gospels as a major part of their strategy. According to the late Christopher Hitchens, in God Is Not Great, 'The case for biblical consistency or authenticity or "inspiration" has been in tatters for some time, and the rents and tears only become more obvious with better research, and thus no "revelation" can be derived from that quarter.'

In responding to Hitchens and others, Paul Barnett concedes that their instincts are correct: destroy the credibility of the Gospels and you destroy the credibility of Jesus and thus the credibility of God and the structure of Christian belief. The issue of 'gospel truth', that is, of the Gospels' historical truth, is of critical importance.

Barnett surveys the main issues and questions, offering historical arguments in response to the critics and sceptics: New Testament dating and history, hostile witnesses to Jesus, his immediate impact, wider world history, archaeology, contradictions in the Gospels, the stories of Jesus' birth, miracles, the resurrection of Jesus, and other 'gospel' texts. He concludes with a clear affirmation of true and trustworthy revelation from God in the Gospels and in the person of Jesus Christ.

This helpful, accessible volume will be of lasting value to all with an interest in the issues and debates.

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Contents

  • 1. Introduction: New Atheism and Gospel truth
    2. Gospel truth and the big picture
    3. Hostile witnesses to Jesus
    4. The immediate impact of Jesus
    5. Gospel truth and world history
    6. Archaeology and artefacts
    7. Gospel truth and contradictions
    8. The birth stories
    9. Miracles
    10. The resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth
    11. Other gospels?
    12. The transmission is trustworthy
    13. Gospel truth and revelation

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Contributors Paul Barnett
ISBN 9781844747221
Format eBook
First published December 2013
Language English
Publisher IVP
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