Throughout the world Easter is celebrated as the greatest event of the Christian faith. But the week before Easter includes a period which includes the religious holidays of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

This TGC Explains video highlights six things you should know about the days that commemorate the Passion of Christ.

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Is there enough evidence for us to believe the Gospels?

In an age of faith deconstruction and skepticism about the Bible’s authority, it’s common to hear claims that the Gospels are unreliable propaganda. And if the Gospels are shown to be historically unreliable, the whole foundation of Christianity begins to crumble.

But the Gospels are historically reliable. And the evidence for this is vast.

To learn about the evidence for the historical reliability of the four Gospels, click below to access a FREE eBook of Can We Trust the Gospels? written by New Testament scholar Peter J. Williams.

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Ryan Reeves formerly served as associate professor of historical theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Charlotte, have three children.