In Defense of the Gospels

Book excerpt: Gospel Truth or Gospel Myth?Christianity stands or falls on whether the Gospel accounts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus are true. Are the accounts reliable? What is the evidence?Most people have heard of the Gospels-Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John-writings that tell about the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Some people see the Gospels as true accounts of what Jesus said and did, while others see them as religious fiction. Lawyer and Christian Apologist John Stewart examines the question of whether the Gospels are reliable accounts of Jesus by investigating the six main questions people have about the Gospels:* Were the Gospel accounts written when eyewitnesses were alive? * Who wrote the Gospels-are the authors anonymous, or known?* Does the evidence show the Gospel writers were honest or biased?* Are there "Lost Gospels" that were intentionally kept out of the Bible?* Has the content of the Gospels changed from the original wording?* Do history and archaeology confirm the reliability of Gospel accounts?