Philosopher and author of Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels, Lydia McGrew, looks at some key elements that point to the genuineness of eye witness testimony within the Gospel narratives

I’m a big fan of whodunits, and Agatha Christie is one of my favourite mystery authors. I believe that I’ve now read all of her mysteries multiple times; I almost have some passages memorized. In one story (we’ll leave the title unstated to try to avoid spoilers) the murderer poses as a witness. He insists that he saw something significant on the night of the murder, and he keeps pestering the police with his statements. The detective’s suspicions are aroused by the fact that this ‘witness’ is so eager for attention. He even describes something in far greater detail than would have been possible to see on the night in question, due to fog, and he insists on trying to get the police to arrest another person for the crime even though that person has an airtight alibi. In other words, because he knows that his story is false, he can’t just be casual. He can’t just let the truth speak for itself… (Register to read the rest of the article)