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Holy Foreskin!
Read about some of the interesting relics which were popular among Christians during the Middle Ages - including Jesus' foreskin! Actually, there were about of dozen of Jesus' foreskins distributed around Europe, with different churches fighting over who had the genuine article. But why?

Jesus' Arrest and Trial
"There is a problem when dealing with the various contradictory biblical accounts of Jesus' arrest and trial as they relate to each other and Jewish practice of the day."

Jesus: Fact or Fiction?
A transcript of the debate between Robert M. Price, a member of the Jesus Seminar and editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism, and John Rankin, president and founder of the Theological Education Institute.

Jesus : Man or Myth ?
Is there any good reason to believe that Jesus, the messiah described in the Bible, existed ? A quick article arguing "No."

Josephus Unbound
The question of Josephus' historical reliability is addressed in this look at whether or not Jesus existed.

No Jesus Of Nazareth?
"Has the Christian faith been the victim of a monumental misconception for 19 centuries? Explore the fascinating question of Christianity's origins: Did it begin with a man or a myth?"

No Historical Jesus?
Earl Doherty reviews Paul: The Mind of the Apostle by A.N. Wilson.

Origins of Jesus & Christianity
Eliminating paganism from the New Testament stories appears to be fruitless - so perhaps there really isn't anything but myth there?

The Prophecies of Jesus
He didn't make many, but nevertheless didn't get much right.

Quests for the Historical Jesus
Donald Wells' overview of the history of research into the historicity of Jesus.

Quest for the Historical Jesus
Critique of the historicity of Jesus, but may suffer from poor methodology. 

Reply to Josh McDowell
"Most of McDowell's points about Jesus (and about other matters in the book, but I must leave that to others) are simply not supported by modern scholarship."

Search for a Historical Jesus
A look at the history behind this controversy.

Thallus: An Analysis
Overview of important facts about Thallus (or Thallos), a pagan chronologer of who is mentioned in apologetics as a witness to the gospel tradition of a "darkness" at the death of Christ.

Virgin Birth & Childhood Mysteries
A close look at some specific mythical and magical accretions to the stories of Jesus.

Who Wrote the New Testament?
"The New Testament as it emerged in the late second century and beyond was, as Mack presents it, the collective myth of that brand of Christianity, centrist and orthodox, which emerged out of the riotous multiplicity of the earliest period."

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