CanwetrusttheNewTestamentasahistoricaldocument?
ManypeopledonotbelievethattheBibleisareliabledocumentofhistory.But,itisaveryverytrustworthyhistoricaldocument.Ifweweretolookatachartthatcomparedthebiblicaldocumentswithotherancientdocuments,wewouldseethattheBibleisinaclassbyitselfregardingthenumberofancientcopiesandtheirreliability.Pleaseconsiderthechartbelow
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得窥天境
得窥天境，须看透红尘万丈；人神相通，只凭借灵犀一缕。信靠耶稣，此外路路是绝望；坚定不移，万里迢迢聚天堂。
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EvidenceofbiblicalinspirationIstheBibleinspired?Christiansclaimitis.Ifthatisso,thenwhereistheevidenceforitsinspiration?Simplysayingitisinspiredisn'tenough.Let'sseesomefacts.
Firstofall,wemustunderstandtheinspirationoftheBibleisinreferencetotheoriginaldocuments,notthecopies.Christianityholdsthattheoriginalwritings,theautographs,werewithouterrorineverythingtheyaddress.Itisnotthecopiesthatareinsp...[阅读全文]
Firstofall,wemustunderstandtheinspirationoftheBibleisinreferencetotheoriginaldocuments,notthecopies.Christianityholdsthattheoriginalwritings,theautographs,werewithouterrorineverythingtheyaddress.Itisnotthecopiesthatareinsp...[阅读全文]
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Whenwerethegospelswrittenandbywhom?Datingthegospelsisveryimportant.Ifitcanbeestablishedthatthegospelswerewrittenearly,saybeforetheyear70A.D.,thenwewouldhavegoodreasonforbelievingthattheywerewrittenbythedisciplesofJesusHimself.Iftheywerewrittenbythedisciples,thentheirreliability,authenticity,andaccuracyarebettersubstantiated.Also,iftheywerewrittenearly,thiswouldmeanthattherewouldnothavebeenenoughti...[阅读全文]
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ThewritingsofJosephusmentionmanybiblicalpeopleandplaces
FlaviusJosephus(37-101A.D.)wasaJewishpriestatthetimeoftheJewishRevoltofA.D.66.HewascapturedbytheRomans,imprisoned,setfreeandthenretiredtoRomewherehewroteahistoryoftheRevoltcalledthe"JewishWar."Laterhewrote"Antiquities"asahistoryoftheJews.
FollowingisabrieflistingofsomepeopleandplacesmentionedbyJosephusthatcorrespondtobiblicalreference...[阅读全文]
FlaviusJosephus(37-101A.D.)wasaJewishpriestatthetimeoftheJewishRevoltofA.D.66.HewascapturedbytheRomans,imprisoned,setfreeandthenretiredtoRomewherehewroteahistoryoftheRevoltcalledthe"JewishWar."Laterhewrote"Antiquities"asahistoryoftheJews.
FollowingisabrieflistingofsomepeopleandplacesmentionedbyJosephusthatcorrespondtobiblicalreference...[阅读全文]
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ArchaeologicalEvidenceverifyingbiblicalcities
Thereisverylittledoubtinanyone'smindabouttherealityofsomanyoftheOldandNewTestamentcitiesmentionedintheBible.Thereforeitishardlynecessarytodocumenttheirexistence.Nevertheless,followingisapartiallistofsomeofthecitiesmentionedintheBiblethathavebeenfoundandexcavatedbyarchaeologists.ThisissimplymoreevidencethattheBibledescribesactuallocationsthatcanbeve...[阅读全文]
Thereisverylittledoubtinanyone'smindabouttherealityofsomanyoftheOldandNewTestamentcitiesmentionedintheBible.Thereforeitishardlynecessarytodocumenttheirexistence.Nevertheless,followingisapartiallistofsomeofthecitiesmentionedintheBiblethathavebeenfoundandexcavatedbyarchaeologists.ThisissimplymoreevidencethattheBibledescribesactuallocationsthatcanbeve...[阅读全文]
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Nonbiblicalaccountsof
NewTestamenteventsand/orpeopleFlaviusJosephus(AD37?-101?,aJewishhistorian)mentionsJohntheBaptistandHerod-Antiquities,Book18,ch.5,par.2"NowsomeoftheJewsthoughtthatthedestructionofHerod'sarmycamefromGod,andthatveryjustly,asapunishmentofwhathedidagainstJohn,thatwascalledtheBaptist:forHerodslewhim,whowasagoodman,andcommandedtheJewstoexercisevirtue,bothastorighteousnesstowards...[阅读全文]
NewTestamenteventsand/orpeopleFlaviusJosephus(AD37?-101?,aJewishhistorian)mentionsJohntheBaptistandHerod-Antiquities,Book18,ch.5,par.2"NowsomeoftheJewsthoughtthatthedestructionofHerod'sarmycamefromGod,andthatveryjustly,asapunishmentofwhathedidagainstJohn,thatwascalledtheBaptist:forHerodslewhim,whowasagoodman,andcommandedtheJewstoexercisevirtue,bothastorighteousnesstowards...[阅读全文]
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IllustrationofBibletextmanuscripttree
andvariantreadingsThefollowingdiagramillustratesmanuscriptcorruptionsinthebiblicaltextsthatareproduced,forwhateverreason,andcopieddowntolatermanuscripts.Thepurposeoftheillustrationistoshowhowerrorsarecopieddownfromonemanuscripttoanother,howtheyarecounted,andhowwecandeterminewhichisthecorrectreading.
Inthisexample,ofthe26existingmanuscripts(representedb...[阅读全文]
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Manuscriptevidenceforsuperior
NewTestamentreliability
TheNewTestamentisconstantlyunderattackanditsreliabilityandaccuracyareoftencontestedbycritics.But,ifthecriticswanttodisregardtheNewTestament,thentheymustalsodisregardotherancientwritingsbyPlato,Aristotle,andHomer.ThisisbecausetheNewTestamentdocumentsarebetterpreservedandmorenumerousthananyotherancientwriting.Becausethecopiesaresonumerous...[阅读全文]
NewTestamentreliability
TheNewTestamentisconstantlyunderattackanditsreliabilityandaccuracyareoftencontestedbycritics.But,ifthecriticswanttodisregardtheNewTestament,thentheymustalsodisregardotherancientwritingsbyPlato,Aristotle,andHomer.ThisisbecausetheNewTestamentdocumentsarebetterpreservedandmorenumerousthananyotherancientwriting.Becausethecopiesaresonumerous...[阅读全文]
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TheMiraclesofJesus
ThemiraclesofJesusattesttowhoJesuswas,Godinflesh(John1:1,14;Col.2:9).JesususedtheDivineNameforHimself(John8:58),thesameDivineNameusedbyGodwhenMosesaskedGodwhatHisnamewasinExodus3:14.However,peopleclaimingtobeGodisnotthatuncommonintheworld.Mentalinstitutionsarefilledwiththosewhoclaimtobedivine.But,Jesusdoesn'tfitthecategoryofacrazyperson.Ifanything,Jesusdeservestheutmostrespe...[阅读全文]
ThemiraclesofJesusattesttowhoJesuswas,Godinflesh(John1:1,14;Col.2:9).JesususedtheDivineNameforHimself(John8:58),thesameDivineNameusedbyGodwhenMosesaskedGodwhatHisnamewasinExodus3:14.However,peopleclaimingtobeGodisnotthatuncommonintheworld.Mentalinstitutionsarefilledwiththosewhoclaimtobedivine.But,Jesusdoesn'tfitthecategoryofacrazyperson.Ifanything,Jesusdeservestheutmostrespe...[阅读全文]
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InerrancyandinspirationoftheBible
TheChristianChurchasawholeclaimsthattheBibleisinspiredandinerrant.ThismeansthatGodistheonewhomovedthroughthewriterstocommunicatetousthewordswhichGodwantedustohear.Thisinspiration,however,isnotadictation,butamovementofGod'sspiritthroughthewriter,utilizingthepersonalityandstyleofthewriter.Inerrancymeansthatallthatiswrittenintheinspireddocumentsiswithouterror.Now...[阅读全文]
TheChristianChurchasawholeclaimsthattheBibleisinspiredandinerrant.ThismeansthatGodistheonewhomovedthroughthewriterstocommunicatetousthewordswhichGodwantedustohear.Thisinspiration,however,isnotadictation,butamovementofGod'sspiritthroughthewriter,utilizingthepersonalityandstyleofthewriter.Inerrancymeansthatallthatiswrittenintheinspireddocumentsiswithouterror.Now...[阅读全文]
