We have been throwing out a lot of information lately. Why is archaeology so important to understanding the Bible as History? “The role of modern archaeology since its inception in the middle of the nineteenth century has been very instrumental in lending credibility to the history of the Bible. But it can’t tell us everything. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Last week we learned that the people of the New Testament are historical figures, not fictional characters. But what about their actions? Are the events and the settings reported in the New Testament real events and real places?
Read the rest of this entry »The first place for us to look in determining whether the New Testament is history or mythology is its cast of characters. Are the people the Gospel writers refer to real people? Take a second to read Luke 3:1-2.
Read the rest of this entry »Having come through the test for integrity with flying colors, the question now facing the New Testament is this: What if it’s just a novel? Let’s face it—if a huge cache of manuscripts for the Iliad was discovered today, giving us roughly the same amount of manuscript resources that we have with the New Testament, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »We have looked at the first two questions in our three part test for integrity in ancient literature. If you missed them, they are located here and here. Our final question might be the most difficult one to understand: How accurate are the handwritten copies of ancient manuscripts?
Read the rest of this entry »Having discussed the number of NT manuscripts that have been discovered, we now move the the second question in our test of integrity: How early are the manuscripts? What we are asking with that question can be paraphrased: “How many years have passed from the original writing to the date of the manuscript?” How can [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The first question in our three-part test for integrity in ancient literature is: “How many handwritten manuscripts have been found?” Another question about the nature of the manuscripts we are speaking about should be addressed here: “Are the manuscripts that have been found for ancient writings all complete?
Read the rest of this entry »The material we are about to cover represents a major shift in the journey we’ve been on so far. Previously, we’ve been looking all over for answers to our questions: Does God exist? If He does, what is He like? But now, having used the filter of “infinite and personal”, we have narrowed our focus [...]
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