Frequently Asked Questions

Specific questions to this part of the course

What do we actually know about the first Christmas?

We all think we know a fair bit about the Christmas story but some of this might surprise you.

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What is the magnificat?

The magnificat is the name given to the prayer Mary said when she met her cousin Elizabeth.

You can see the prayer that Mary said here ...

Who is John the Baptist?

John the baptist preaches a similar message to Jesus before Jesus starts his ministry.

Here you can find out more about John the Baptist...

General Questions about Jesus

Can the Bible's accounts of the life of Jesus be trusted?

There are many reasons to be confident that the gospels are good historical accounts of the life of Jesus. Some of the obvious reasons are:

• Early date
• Eyewitness accounts
• Archeology

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But isn't the Jesus story just a figment of imagination based on someone else?

There have been many attempts to equate Jesus with some other historical or mythical figure in an attempt to discredit the Christian claims about Jesus.

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Is there any other historical evidence for Jesus?

Jesus is mentioned in other historical documents than the bible.

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Was Jesus just an angry young man?

Some critics of Jesus have claimed that Jesus is nothing more than an angry young man who uses violence to get his message across.

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Didn't Jesus teach some secret knowledge to his closest followers that the church has tried to suppress?

There have been some who claim that the Jesus of Christianity is not the real Jesus of history. The claim is made that Jesus taught a "secret knowledge" to his closest followers that the church has been suppressing for 2000 years.

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