Podcast 362 -- Are the Gospels Factual Accounts? Mark 2:1-12; 14:55-56. 60-64

Popular novels and movies like The Da Vinci Code have contributed to the belief that the gospels and letters in the New Testament Bible were either embellished or made-up completely. Academics, including contemporary Christians like John Dominic Crossan, tell us Jesus' miracles, let alone, his Resurrection, could not have happened, and it wasn't until the 4th Century that the Church declared Jesus was Son of God. We discuss Tim Keller's challenge to this popular assertion, starting with the startling lack of evidence to support this narrative. How reliable are the Gospel accounts? Was Jesus simply a "wise teacher" who voiced some interesting ideas, or did he actually claim to be the Son of God? Is it possible to separate Jesus' teachings with the cosmological aspects he claims they have?