Can we trust the New Testament? Was Jesus a real person? The four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are all really old, how do we know if what we have today is what was originally written? What about some of these other gospels - the gospel of Thomas or the gospel of Peter?

Henry Smith talks with Dr. Craig Evans about these questions, and his book "Jesus and the Manuscripts." Dr. Evans is a biblical scholar, author, speaker, and a professor at Houston Baptist University.

Jesus and the Manuscripts - book

Fragments of Truth - documentary trailer

Fragments of Truth - movie link

Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts

The Reliability of New Testament Manuscripts - Dr. Evans on Digging for Truth TV (Part 1)

The Reliability of New Testament Manuscripts - Digging for Truth TV (Part 2)

Henry Smith and Scott Lanser discuss how ABR got started, and the excavations it has led during its 50 year history, along with how the process of archaeology actually works. They talk about Jericho, Shiloh and the lost city of Ai, and digs at Khirbet Nisya, Khirbet el-Maqatir, Tel Shiloh and Mt. Ebal. In these places were things like the Ark of the Covenant, the Tabernacle, an infant buried in a jar, and a curse tablet with the oldest written name of God found in Israel.

In Honor of David Livingston

Lost City of Ai - Khirbet el-Maqatir

The Shiloh Excavations

Joshua's Altar on Mt Ebal - Curse Tablet

Welcome to the Digging for Truth Podcast! In this inaugural episode, Scott Lanser and Henry Smith discuss the mission of ABR and some of its history and why it got started.

Associates for Biblical Research