At the time it was written, the Bible was widely circulated and viewed by eyewitnesses to the events it records. As regards the New Testament, fragments of 5 books have been found from within 35 years of Jesus’ death. These eyewitnesses...
READ MOREWhy I Believe the Bible #09B (The Process of Canonization – The New Testament)
Nov 4, 2009 | Christianity
Like the Old Testament, the canon of the New Testament was not determined by man. Rather the Canon of the New Testament was determined by God, generally accepted by the church, and finally confirmed by man. The Test of Apostleship In...
READ MOREWhy I Believe the Bible #09A (The Process of Canonization – The Old Testament)
Oct 28, 2009 | Christianity
Canon means “standardized.” In terms of the Bible, the Canon is the accepted list of books included in the Bible. Many have argued that a group of men got together at some point in history to determine which books should and should not...
READ MOREWhy I Believe the Bible #08 (Bibliographic Evidence For The New Testament)
Oct 7, 2009 | Christianity
Last week we looked in depth at the proof for the authenticity and accuracy of the Old Testament including the excruciating process for transmitting the Bible from one generation to the next. This week we will look at the bibliographic...
READ MOREWhy I Believe the Bible #07 (Reliability of Transmission of Old Testament)
Sep 30, 2009 | Christianity
Many people who try to discredit the reliability of the Bible like to throw out the argument that goes something like this: “The Bible we have today isn’t even close to the original version! How can you rely on it?” The fact of the...
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