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title: Is the New Testament Historically Reliable? My Conversation with Rebecca McLaughlin
canonical: "https://michaeljkruger.com/is-the-new-testament-historically-reliable-my-conversation-with-rebecca-mclaughlin/"
pubDate: "2025-03-06T11:51:09.000Z"
updatedDate: "2025-04-04T15:47:37.000Z"
author: Michael Kruger
description: "I recently was a guest on Rebecca McLaughlin's podcast, Confronting Christianity. We had a fun time discussing a wide range of issues related to the historical reliability of the New Testament, even delving a bit into my forthcoming Oxford volume, Miniature Codices in Early Christianity. Enjoy!"
tags: [Ancient Manuscripts, New Testament Canon, Textual Criticism]
---

I recently was a guest on Rebecca McLaughlin’s podcast, [*Confronting Christianit*](https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/podcast/episode/7981acec/is-the-new-testament-historically-reliable-with-mike-kruger)y. We had a fun time discussing a wide range of issues related to the historical reliability of the New Testament, even delving a bit into my forthcoming Oxford volume, [*Miniature Codices in Early Christianity*](https://amzn.to/43qxBL0). Enjoy!

![](https://5mt.michaeljkruger.com/2025/03/Confronting-Christianity-.jpg)