Are the New Testament Gospels Reliable?

Mark Roberts is pastor, blogger, and author of the excellent Can We Trust the Gospels?. Mark has written several books, including No Holds Barred: Wrestling with God in Prayer, Dare to Be True, Jesus Revealed, After "I Believe", Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and his most recent book Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Also check out his bio, blog, and website.

Below is a 30-part series Are the New Testament Gospels Reliable?, which Mark also turned into his book. This is probably the first book to recommend for those investigating the reliability of the Gospels. Enjoy.

Part 1	Are the New Testament Gospels Reliable?
Part 2	Can We Know What the Original Gospel Manuscripts Really Said?
Part 3	When Were the New Testament Gospels Written?
Part 4	What Sources Did the Gospel Writers Use? Section A: Written Sources
Part 5	What Sources Did the Gospel Writers Use? Section B: Oral Sources
Part 6	Did the Gospel Writers Know Jesus Personally? Section A
Part 7	Did the Gospel Writers Know Jesus Personally? Section B
Part 8	Did the Gospel Writers Know Jesus Personally? Section C
Part 9	What are the Gospels? History? Fiction? Biography? Or . . . ?
Part 10	What Difference Does It Make That There are Four Gospels? Section A
Part 11	What Difference Does It Make That There are Four Gospels? Section B
Part 12	Are There Contradictions in the Gospels? Section A
Part 13	Are There Contradictions in the Gospels? Section B
Part 14	Are There Contradictions in the Gospels? Section C
Part 15	Are There Contradictions in the Gospels? Section D
Part 16	If the Gospels are Theology, Can They Be History? Section A
Part 17	If the Gospels are Theology, Can They Be History? Section B
Part 18	If the Gospels are Theology, Can They Be History? Section C
Part 19	Do the Miracles Stories Undermine the Reliability of the Gospels? Sect A
Part 20	Do the Miracles Stories Undermine the Reliability of the Gospels? Sect B
Part 21	Do Historical Sources from the Era of the Gospels Support Their Reliability? A
Part 22	Do Historical Sources from the Era of the Gospels Support Their Reliability? B
Part 23	Does Archeology Support the Reliability of the Gospels? Section A
Part 24	Does Archeology Support the Reliability of the Gospels? Section B
Part 25	Does Archeology Support the Reliability of the Gospels? Section C
Part 26	Does Archeology Support the Reliability of the Gospels? Section D
Part 27	Do the Gospels Reflect the Political Agenda of the Early Church? Section A
Part 28	Do the Gospels Reflect the Political Agenda of the Early Church? Section B
Part 29	Do the Gospels Reflect the Political Agenda of the Early Church? Section C
Part 30	Closing Thoughts: On the Gospels and Faith