In the first episode of our third season, we’re taking a close look at the New Testament – the second part of the Bible. Many scholars have pointed out historical inaccuracies in the gospels, or inconsistencies between the gospels that would surely call into question their reliability as sources for the historical Jesus.
Some have suggested that the gospels weren’t actually written by who we think they were written by. Or claim that many of the letters written by Paul that appear in the Bible, weren’t penned by Paul at all.
Professor Craig Blomberg has spent a lifetime digging around these ‘Bible mistakes’. And he’s not convinced that they are, in fact, mistakes.
LINKS
- For more on Professor Craig Blomberg, check out his website.
- And while you’re clicking, have a look at the Undeceptions web site for all sorts of cool stuff related to undeceiving the world.
- Special thanks to Zondervan Academic, our show sponsor, publishers of the Collected Essays of N.T. Wright.
- Read more about the famous ‘Wicked Bible’ in this Washington Post article.
- Grab Craig Blomberg’s latest book, The Historical Reliability of the New Testament, here.
- Other scholars who have written about the Book of John: Martin Hengel and Richard Bauckham.
- Episode 7 of Undeceptions, called Gospel Truth with Peter Williams is a good sister-podcast for this one. Check it out.
- Read Saint Saul: A Skeleton Key to the Historical Jesus by Donald Harman Akenson (mentioned in this episode’s 5 Minute Jesus)
BONUS
- Listen to John Dickson and Craig Blomberg talk about the differences in the gospels and the Book of Acts when it comes to telling how Judas Iscariot dies.
Meet our guest
Dr. Blomberg completed his PhD in New Testament, specializing in the parables and the writings of Luke-Acts, at Aberdeen University in Scotland. He received an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a BA from Augustana College. Before joining the faculty of Denver Seminary, he taught at Palm Beach Atlantic College and was a research fellow in Cambridge, England with Tyndale House.
In addition to writing numerous articles in professional journals, multi-author works and dictionaries or encyclopedias, he has authored or edited 20 books.
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