The Case For The Reliability Of The Gospels – Part 7: What About Contradictions?

So far in this series, I have been making a positive case for the historical trustworthiness of the gospels. However, before we continue, it is important to look at one major issue that always comes up in any conversation or debate regarding the historicity of Jesus’ comings and goings. That is the issue of contradictions. Skeptics allege that the four gospels are hopelessly contradictory. If the gospels really are contradictory in a plethora of places, then how can we consider them to be histor...