Unbelievable?

While non-Christians may doubt the miracles and resurrection of Jesus, few doubt his actual existence. 

However, Ken Humphreys believes the evidence for Jesus' very existence is scant and that Christian belief in him is the result of "late and fake" accounts.

JP Holding is a vociferous defender of Christian history and doctrine and believes Ken's scepticism is unfounded and biased.

They examine the evidence both in and beyond the Gospels for Jesus' existence.

For JP Holding see www.tektonics.org

For Ken Humphreys see www.jesusneverexisted.com

Hear more Christian/non-Christian debates at www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the podcast.

If you enjoyed this programme you may also be interested in:

Unbelievable? 3 May 2008 - Josh McDowell answers tough questions on the Christian faith

Unbelievable? 18 Oct 2008 - Why Should I believe in Jesus? Ex-Christian Norman Hansen vs. Amy Orr-Ewing of the Zacharias Trust

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Bart Ehrman is the US author of the bestselling book "Misquoting Jesus" (In the UK "Whose word is it?").  He calls into question the authority of the New Testament as scribal changes over time have changed the documents. 

So can we trust the scripture? Bible scholar Peter Williams believes in the reliability of the New Testament and that Bart's prognosis is far too pessimistic.

To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable.

"The Evangelical Universalist" was published several years ago.  The author claimed to be an evangelical Christian who believes that everyone will ultimately be saved.  He published under a pen name, but recently revealed his true identity as Robin Parry, editorial director of UK Christian publisher Paternoster.

While Robin's views do not represent those of Paternoster, he tells why he has personally come to believe that the Bible teaches that everyone will ultimately be saved.

Laurence M Blanchard, a pastor and author in California responds to Robin's arguments and raises questions such as "what's the point of evangelism if everyone will be saved?"

Read Robin's blog here: http://theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com/

Read his blog as the Evangelical Universalist here: http://evangelicaluniversalist.blogspot.com/

Read about Laurence Blanchard here: http://http://www.charteroaklighthouse.org/about_us.htm

To order "The Evangelical Universalist" book:

Click here for the UK

Click here for the US

To hear more Christian and non-Christian debates visit the showpage at www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the podcast or via Itunes

If you enjoyed this programme you may also enjoy the original show when Parry's voice was disguised:

Unbelievable? 15 Mar 2008 Christian Universalism - Will everyone be saved?

For information on the Zacharias Trust apologetics training day mentioned at the end of the programme visit http://www.zactrust.org/

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