Bible History

What are the oldest NT manuscripts we posess?

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Critique of New Testament Reliability Response

James Still's "Critique of New Testament Reliability and 'Bias' in NT Development"--my initial response (cont.). [Timelines] [New Testament Studies] [Bible History]...

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The Synoptic Problem

The Synoptic Problem concerns the literary relationship between and among the first three canonical gospels, or the "synoptic gospels." Specifically, a solution to the Synoptic Problem must account for the similarities and differences in content, order, and wording. The literary relation may be either direct (one Evangelist possessed one of the gos...

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On Joshua's 'long day'

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How 'non-Jesus' was paul really?

How much clearer can the data be?! The concept of a 'crucified Messiah' was in the Tanakh/OT and on the lips of Jesus--it was certainly not original with PAUL!! How about the other apostles? Peter, James, John, and others--do they speak of a 'crucified Christ'? Of course they do! [Answers] [Bible History]...

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Answers in Action

A Fresh Agenda For Apologetics In The 21st Century John Morehead Answers In Action: Facts About The Jesus Seminar And Founder Robert W. Funk Apollonius Of Tyana: A Rival To Christ Appeal Denied: How challenging The Verdict Fails To Overturn the Case For Christ Can God Create A Stone So Heavy That He Cannot Move It? Change Your Mind Christian ...

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Transmission of the Old Testament

The OT was basically finished around 400 BC., but the earliest full copies (of all the books together) we have are from around 900 AD....we have fragments earlier, and can historically reconstruct the text back to around 100 AD. (beginning of the Talmudist period)...in this regards, the mss tradition is comparable to other classical literature...bu...

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Dating the Oldest New Testament Manuscipts

by Peter van Minnen [New Testament Studies] [Bible History]...

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Critique of New Testament Reliability Response

James Still's "Critique of New Testament Reliability and 'Bias' in NT Development"--my initial response (cont.). [Answers]] [New Testament Studies] [Bible History]...

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