Historical Jesus

How our context—and even Jesus’ context—shapes how we read, interpret, and engage with Scripture.

Historic renovations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre won’t change some Protestants’ preference for the Garden Tomb.

That he was an ethnic minority shapes how we minister today.

What evangelical scholars are saying about the theologian and his work.

Had it not been for the first editor of CT, I likely would have gone the way of liberal scholar Bart Ehrman.

Bart Ehrman’s narrative suggests the more educated you are, the less likely you are to believe. My life proves otherwise.

New tests suggest a manuscript fragment is ancient after all. Is it important? We asked noncanonical gospels expert Nicholas Perrin.

Our attempts to portray our Savior, babe or not, fall sinfully short.

The author’s portrait of a would-be political revolutionary relies on outdated scholarship and breathtaking leaps in logic.

A brief look.