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John Dickson: 本节目探讨了福音书的可靠性问题,并将其与其他历史文献,特别是关于提庇留皇帝的文献进行了比较。通过对古代史料的分析,节目试图证明福音书作为历史文献的可靠性。 John Dickson佩戴一枚提庇留皇帝时期的银币,以此作为切入点,引出对古代历史真实性的讨论。他认为,古代历史与现代历史一样真实,而福音书作为对耶稣生平的记载,其可靠性与其他古代文献不相上下。 节目中,John Dickson与Peter Williams博士讨论了福音书的可靠性问题。Peter Williams博士认为,关于耶稣的史料来源,除了四福音书外,还有其他信件等资料佐证基督教的观点,这些资料与关于提庇留皇帝的史料来源数量相当,甚至在时间距离上更接近耶稣生平。 Peter Williams博士还通过一个讽刺性的推特帖子,指出质疑耶稣存在与质疑提庇留皇帝存在所使用的逻辑谬误是相同的。他认为,如果人们接受关于提庇留皇帝的史料来源是可靠的,那么也应该接受关于耶稣的史料来源是可靠的。 Peter Williams博士还指出,福音书是古代意义上的传记,早期读者会将其视为历史记载,而非虚构故事。福音书中包含耶稣的长篇演讲和对话,提供了比其他古代人物传记更丰富的资料。 Peter Williams博士还分析了福音书中一些细节,例如地名、人名、以及一些巧合,这些细节证明福音书的作者对犹太地区的地理和文化有深入的了解,并且这些细节很难被后人伪造。 Peter Williams博士还讨论了福音书的抄写过程,他认为,福音书的抄本数量比其他许多古代文献都多,而且早期抄本与后来的完整抄本相符,这证明了其可靠性。他认为,即使在福音书的早期抄写过程中,大规模的文本篡改也是在经济上和物流上都是不可行的。 最后,Peter Williams博士反驳了将福音书视为神话或寓言的观点,他认为,福音书与其他古代传记的写作风格相似,这表明其旨在记录历史事件。 Peter Williams: 我认为,关于耶稣的资料来源,除了四福音书外,还有其他信件等资料佐证基督教的观点。这些资料与关于提庇留皇帝的史料来源数量相当,甚至在时间距离上更接近耶稣生平。 我通过一个讽刺性的推特帖子,指出质疑耶稣存在与质疑提庇留皇帝存在所使用的逻辑谬误是相同的。如果人们接受关于提庇留皇帝的史料来源是可靠的,那么也应该接受关于耶稣的史料来源是可靠的。 福音书是古代意义上的传记,早期读者会将其视为历史记载,而非虚构故事。福音书中包含耶稣的长篇演讲和对话,提供了比其他古代人物传记更丰富的资料。 福音书中的一些细节,例如地名、人名、以及一些巧合,这些细节证明福音书的作者对犹太地区的地理和文化有深入的了解,并且这些细节很难被后人伪造。 福音书的抄本数量比其他许多古代文献都多,而且早期抄本与后来的完整抄本相符,这证明了其可靠性。即使在福音书的早期抄写过程中,大规模的文本篡改也是在经济上和物流上都是不可行的。 我不认为福音书是神话或寓言,它们与其他古代传记的写作风格相似,这表明其旨在记录历史事件。 Richard Bauckham: 早期读者将福音书视为古代意义上的传记,他们会将其视为对耶稣生平的历史记载,而非虚构故事。古代传记与现代传记有所不同,例如古代传记对人物心理的刻画较少。

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John Dickson discusses the reliability of the Gospels as historical sources for Jesus, comparing them to sources for Emperor Tiberius, and introduces Dr. Peter Williams, author of 'Can We Trust the Gospels?'

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In episode 7 we ask: can we really trust the Gospels in the Bible? And how do the gospels - considered our best evidence for the existence of Jesus - stack up against the evidence for other historical figures of the day?

John Dickson chats with Dr Peter Williams, the author of *Can We Trust the Gospels? *about how solid our sources for Jesus really are. Many would say they're not as solid as, say, sources for the Emperor Tiberius, the second Roman emperor who reigned from 14 AD to 37 AD during the time it is said that Jesus lived. But Dr Williams may just change your mind... 

The necklace that John wears around his neck: a coin from the reign of Emperor Tiberius. 

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Dr Peter Williams

Dr Peter Williams is principal of Tyndale House, a Cambridge-based research institute housing one of the worlds' most advanced libraries for biblical scholarship. He is also the chair of the International Greek New Testament Project which is currently producing the world’s most comprehensive information on the manuscripts of John’s Gospel. He is also a lecturer of Hebrew at the University of Cambridge.

He has spoken in churches, universities, seminaries, high schools and at conferences and seminars/workshops across the US and the world on Biblical subjects including Bible translation, apologetics, and how to understand the Scriptures.

Dr Williams is the author of several books, including his most recent published at the end of 2018: Can we trust the gospels?)

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