Evidence of Eyewitnesses. Dr Peter J. Williams

Whose testimony can we trust? A widely held idea is that Christian beliefs arose over a long period of time through a mixture of gullibility and conspiracy. Early Christian records are held to be legend, myth or fabrication.

Evidence of History. Dr Simon J. Gathercole

Who has the true message of Jesus? Probably the most popular idea in relation to the Bible is that books have been missed out or put in due to political pressure and various media have been full of talk about ‘other gospels’.

Evidence of Manuscripts. Dr Dirk Jongkind

The four gospels and the other gospels compared. Another popular idea is that the Bible has been corrupted, either by deliberate falsification or simply lost through passage of time. Such ideas are promoted in the British media.

The Authentic Gospels: More Evidence Old and New

Society is being bombarded with misinformation about the Bible. It’s alleged that it has been corrupted by power-hungry Christians. They are charged with having omitted books they did not like. They changed the original message of Jesus.

Saturday June 12th

Evidence of Eyewitnesses
10:30 - 11:35 AM
Evidence of Manuscripts
12:00 – 1:05 PM
Evidence of History
2:15 – 3:20 PM
Your Turn!
3:45 – 4:45 PM

Waged: £5
Unwaged: £2.50

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St Helen's
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Our Speakers

Dr Simon Gathercole

Dr Simon Gathercole is Editor of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament. Having studied Classics and Theology at Cambridge University, he completed his doctorate at Durham University, and was appointed Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Aberdeen. He is now Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

Dr Dirk Jongkind

Dr Dirk Jongkind is a Dutch biblical scholar who finished his PhD at Cambridge University on Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest complete copy of the New Testament.
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Dr Peter (P.J.) Williams

Dr Peter (P.J.) Williams is the Warden of Tyndale House. He was educated at Cambridge University,
where he received his MA, MPhil and PhD, in the study of ancient languages related to the Bible.

After his PhD he was on staff in the Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge University (1997–1998), and thereafter taught Hebrew and Old Testament at Cambridge University as Affiliated Lecturer in Hebrew and Aramaic and as Research Fellow in Old Testament at Tyndale House, Cambridge (1998–2003).

From 2003 to 2007 he was on the faculty of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where he became a Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Deputy Head of the School of Divinity, History and Philosophy. In July 2007 he became Warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge.

He is married to Kathryn with two children, Magdalena and Leo. Commenting on Peter’s appointment to Tyndale House, Professor Don A. Carson, Research Professor in New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Illinois, USA, said: “Not many scholars can speak competently across as many technical fields as can Pete.”