Gospel Truth
Gospel Truth -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- Figures -- Tables -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1. INTRODUCTION: NEW ATHEISM AND GOSPEL TRUTH -- Rise of 'New' Atheism -- Influence of 'New' Atheism -- Their strategy -- Scientists who are Christian -- Atheists and gospel truth -- History, the Gospels and God -- 2. GOSPEL TRUTH AND THE BIG PICTURE -- The New Atheists' attack on gospel truth -- Dating the New Testament -- Mission literature -- New Testament history: from Bethlehem to Patmos -- A mission movement focused on Christ -- Conclusion -- 3. HOSTILE WITNESSES TO JESUS -- Josephus -- Tacitus -- Pliny the Younger -- Conclusion -- 4. THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF JESUS -- Incidental evidence from two early letters -- Galatians -- 1 Corinthians -- A catechism -- Words of knowledge -- Conclusion -- 5. GOSPEL TRUTH AND WORLD HISTORY -- The historical setting of Matthew, Mark and John -- Linkages in Luke-Acts -- The problem passages -- The main problem passage: Luke 2:2 -- The second problem passage: Acts 5:35-39 -- Problems in perspective -- Events and people contemporary with Luke -- The trivia of Acts -- The verdicts of ancient historians on Luke -- 6. ARCHAEOLOGY AND ARTEFACTS -- Jesus in Galilee -- Jesus in Samaria -- Jesus in the far north -- Jesus in Jerusalem -- The early church in Jerusalem -- Caesarea Maritima -- Cyprus and Antioch in Pisidia -- Other cities of Paul and John -- Paul's final visit to Jerusalem -- Conclusion -- 7. GOSPEL TRUTH AND CONTRADICTIONS -- Reality check -- 'Contradictions' from silence: Mark and John -- 'Contradictions' from silence: Josephus and Philo -- The global agreement of Mark and John -- 'Contradictions' of fact: Mark and John -- The clearing of the temple -- The Last Supper -- Mark and John -- Contradictions: between historians -- Gospels and historical integrity -- Gospels as historically reliable biographies