Why the gospels hold up as history (Craig Keener)

About this episode

Craig Keener discusses the historical reliability of the gospels and his journey from atheism to becoming a New Testament scholar.

We trust ancient biographies that were written 450 years after the fact. So why do so many Christians get told the gospels can't be trusted as history? New Testament scholar Craig Keener (author of Christobiography and a four-volume commentary on Acts) is on the show with us. He was a self-described smug atheist before he became one of the most published New Testament scholars alive, and the path he took to find out whether any of this is actually true is worth listening to. 🙏 Faith Lab is a listener-supported show. If these conversations are helping you, you can support the show at https://faithlabshow.com/support ★ Support this podcast ★

People in this episode

Hosts: Nate Hanson, Shelby Hanson

Guest: Craig Keener

Topics covered

• gospels
• history
• New Testament
• Christianity
• scholarship

Keywords

• gospels
• history
• Craig Keener
• New Testament
• Christianity
• scholar
• biography

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Christobiography, a four-volume commentary on Acts

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