Dr. CRAIG EVANS received his Ph.D. in New Testament from Claremont Graduate University and the D.Habil. from the Reformed University of Budapest. Evans taught at Trinity Western University for more than twenty years, where he founded the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute and directed the Graduate Program in Biblical Studies, and thirteen years at Acadia Divinity College in eastern Canada. He is now the John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins and Dean of the School of Christian Thought at Houston Baptist University in Texas.
He has authored many books, including Jesus and His Contemporaries, Ancient Writings for New Testament Studies and Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels. Evans has lectured at Universities and frequently speaks at scholarly and popular conferences in North America and around the world, including the well-known Biblical Archaeology Society seminars.
Evans appears regularly in various specials on History Channel, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, BBC and NBC Dateline and was a consultant for the Mark Burnett/Roma Downey miniseries, The Bible having more than 100 million viewers.
Are the New Testament Gospels Reliable?
This talk will address the question that asks how well the Gospels match the historical and archaeological evidence. The evidence for the reliability of the Gospels is very strong.
Are the Ancient Biblical Manuscripts Reliable?This talk will address the question that asks how well the biblical manuscripts were copied and preserved. Has the text changed? Do we know that the authors of Scripture originally said?
What About the Gospels Outside the New Testament?
Some claim that the Gospels outside the New Testament, such as the Gospel of Thomas or the Gospel of Mary, supplement or correct our knowledge of Jesus. Is this true?
What Does Archaeology Tell Us About the Bible?
Archaeology tells us much about the narratives found in the Bible. Archaeology also shows that these ancient narratives are accurate.