Archive - Behind the Gospels

Did Jesus Hide His Identity?

Unpacking the Messianic Secret in Mark's Gospel

18 hrs ago • John Nelson

The Missing Image of Jesus

Sketches of my PhD thesis

Feb 4 • John Nelson

What did Jesus Really Look Like?

January: Behind the Gospels 2026 Lecture Series

Feb 1 • John Nelson

January 2026

Biblical Scholarship & Shifting Beliefs

An Interview with C.J. Cornthwaite

Jan 24 • John Nelson and C. J. Cornthwaite

Tom Holland on the Historical Jesus

An Evening Discussion at All Soul's, London

Jan 16 • John Nelson

What Happened Before The Gospels?

The Form-Critical View of Oral Tradition

Jan 11 • John Nelson

Two Years Behind the Gospels

A Reader's Digest for 2025

Jan 3 • John Nelson

December 2025

Does Christianity Rise and Fall on the Virgin Birth?

A Brief Reflection on a Biblical Conception

Dec 27, 2025 • John Nelson

The Nativity: History, Theology & Literature

Watch my Christmas lecture now

Dec 24, 2025 • John Nelson

Jesus' Physical Appearance – A Conversation

Discussing my new book with Contingent History

Dec 20, 2025 • John Nelson

Behind the Nativity Stories

A Christmas Lecture on the Gospel Accounts

Dec 13, 2025 • John Nelson

Did Matthew Invent the Virgin Birth?

A popular misconception about the Nativity

Dec 7, 2025 • John Nelson

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