Steps in Determining Credible

Question 1

• e.g. to determine his reliability, mental process, personal attitudes

Answer 1

Identification of the author

Question 2

• e.g. as close to the event as possible

Answer 2

Determination of the approximate date

Question 3

• e.g. nearness to the event, competence of witness, degree of attention

Answer 3

Ability to tell the truth

Question 4

• e.g. determine if the author consciously or unconsciously tells falsehoods

Answer 4

Willingness to say the truth

Question 5

• e.g. historical facts– particulars which rest upon the independent testimony of two or more reliable witness

Answer 5

Corroboration