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Many people believe that faith is a leap in the dark. They suppose that in the absence of any objective evidence we are left to simply trust that Christianity is true. They suggest that evidence that the Bible is reliable, that Jesus was a historical person is flimsy or worse, false.

This may legitimize scepticism, but is this a sustainable position?

On this page scholars give brief summaries of some of the evidence their research has produced on the trustworthiness of the Bible and the life of Jesus Christ.

Videos: Experts' evidence for Jesus'  trial - crucifixion and resurrection.  Plus: The Gospels were based on eyewitness accounts

Experts' evidence for Jesus' trial:

Dr Dirk Jongkind, a Research Fellow at Tyndale House, pieces together the earliest manuscript evidence for the New Testament and shows how it tells the story of Jesus' trial before Pilate.

These videos are produced by Tyndale House. View their website here.

Experts' evidence for Jesus' crucifixion:

Dr Peter Williams and Dr David Instone Brewer look at the Munich Talmud, which contains traditional Jewish teaching, and discover how even the deleted text provides evidence for Jesus' crucifixion.

Experts' evidence for Jesus' resurrection:

Dr Peter Williams gives a summary of the biblical evidence for the heart of the Christian faith - Jesus' bodily resurrection.

New evidences the Gospels were based on eyewitness accounts:

From The Lanier Library Lecture Series titled New Evidences the Gospels were Based on Eyewitness Accounts by Dr Peter Williams given March 5, 2011