In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton and Dr Peter J Williams discuss how we gauge trustworthiness in everyday life and how we approach the question of the credibility of the four Gospels.

Dr Peter J Williams is Principal of Tyndale House. He received his PhD in the study of ancient languages related to the Bible from Cambridge University. His 2018 book, Can We Trust the Gospels?, examines evidence from non-Christian sources to assess the trustworthiness of the four biblical accounts of Jesus’s earthly life.

This episode is a re-release from the Trusting the Bible podcast which was a collaboration between Tyndale House, Cambridge @Tyndale_House and the Bible Society @biblesociety in 2020.

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In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton and Dr Peter J Williams continue their discussion of the credibility of the four Gospels. Who were the Gospel authors and can we trust their testimonies?

Dr Peter J Williams is Principal of Tyndale House. He received his PhD in the study of ancient languages related to the Bible from Cambridge University. His 2018 book, Can We Trust the Gospels?, examines evidence from non-Christian sources to assess the trustworthiness of the four biblical accounts of Jesus’s earthly life.

This episode is a re-release from the Trusting the Bible podcast which was a collaboration between Tyndale House, Cambridge @Tyndale_House and the Bible Society @biblesociety in 2020.

Visit us online: Tyndale House & Bible Society.

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In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton speaks to Dr Dirk Jongkind about the process through which the Gospels were preserved and came to be written down.

Dr Dirk Jongkind is probably best-known as editor of the Tyndale House Greek New Testament. His PhD is from the University of Cambridge and is now a Fellow of St Edmund’s College and a Member of the Faculty of Divinity. At Tyndale House, Dirk does research in the transmission of the text of the New Testament.

This episode is a re-release from the Trusting the Bible podcast which was a collaboration between Tyndale House, Cambridge @Tyndale_House and the Bible Society @biblesociety in 2020.

Visit us online: Tyndale House & Bible Society.

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In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton and Dr Dirk Jongkind ask whether we can have confidence to trust the Gospel manuscripts and how the Gospel accounts have been passed on to the present day.

Dr Dirk Jongkind is probably best-known as editor of the Tyndale House Greek New Testament. His PhD is from the University of Cambridge and is now a Fellow of St Edmund’s College and a Member of the Faculty of Divinity. At Tyndale House Dirk does research in the transmission of the text of the New Testament.

This episode is a re-release from the Trusting the Bible podcast which was a collaboration between Tyndale House, Cambridge @Tyndale_House and the Bible Society @biblesociety in 2020.

Visit us online: Tyndale House.

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In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton speaks to Dr Chee-Chiew Lee about the experience of reading the four different Gospel perspectives.

Dr Chee-Chiew Lee is Associate Professor in New Testament and Senior Director of Programme Development and Advanced Studies at Singapore Bible College. Her PhD in biblical theology is from Wheaton College, Illinois.

This episode is a re-release from the Trusting the Bible podcast which was a collaboration between Tyndale House, Cambridge @Tyndale_House and the Bible Society @biblesociety in 2020.

Visit us online: Tyndale House.

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In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton and Dr Chee-Chiew Lee delve further into her research into persecution and what it means to take risks in the Gospel of John.

Dr Chee-Chiew Lee is Associate Professor in New Testament and Senior Director of Programme Development and Advanced Studies at Singapore Bible College. Her PhD in biblical theology is from Wheaton College, Illinois.

This episode is a re-release from the Trusting the Bible podcast which was a collaboration between Tyndale House, Cambridge @Tyndale_House and the Bible Society @biblesociety in 2020.

Visit us online: Tyndale House.

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In this final episode Dr Peter J Williams, Dr Dirk Jongkind and Dr Chee-Chiew Lee join us again for a final roundtable discussion with Dr Andrew Ollerton to discuss together how they each read the gospels and how academic scholarship can raise confidence in the gospel accounts.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the series so please do get in touch either on Twitter or email us communications@tyndalehouse.com

This episode is a re-release from the Trusting the Bible podcast which was a collaboration between Tyndale House, Cambridge @Tyndale_House and the Bible Society @biblesociety in 2020.

Visit us online: Tyndale House.

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This episode is one of a number of standalone episodes we will be doing where we will interview readers, staff and visiting scholars at Tyndale House as well as scholars who we have links with. We will hear about the research they are doing and its relevance for the wider Church.

In this episode, Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, sits down with Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House to hear about how Peter got into biblical scholarship, his role within Tyndale House, and the vision and mission for the wider organisation.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode so please do get in touch either on Twitter or email us communications@tyndalehouse.com

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