Peter J. Williams: Can the Gospels be trusted?

Is there any evidence that we can trust the Gospels? The canon Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are four important accounts of Jesus ’ life and teachings. But can we view this Gospel as a historical accurate account? What evidence is there that the events recorded in the Gospels actually happened? Is it, as Bart Ermann and other scholars say, the four Gospels are not historical descriptions of Jesus in the past, but rather, as part of a series of interpretations after Jesus, are they the theological positions of a sect that survived the fall? Peter Williams, the next generation of New Testament scholars at Tyndale Day House, uses this book to give a strong defense against the historical authenticity of the Gospels. He looks at the various sources found in non-Christian texts and argues that they are not different from what the Bible says, but rather make the Scriptures more reliable through complementary explanations. Williams further increases the historicality of the Gospels by closely examining them, showing that the accounts reflect quite precisely the cultural context of the day and that various accounts of the four Gospels in one case fit the historical details. Williams says that the traditional and gospel-y explanation of the Gospels and Jesus is much simpler and clearer than the complicated and disturbing dreams that scholars have been trying to make out in their efforts to deny the historical authenticity of the Bible. Every person who reads this book -- from skeptical ordinary people to scholars -- will see powerful arguments for the historical authenticity of the Gospels.

Korean title: 복음서를 신뢰할 수 있는가?

Korean author: 피터 J. 윌리엄스

Korean publisher: 감은사

ISBN-13: 9791190389686