Thursday, August 23, 2018

Reliability Of The New Testament.

The greatest of scriptural scholars, Geisler and Nix, conclude:
" The New Testament, then, has not only survived in more manuscripts than any other book from antiquity, but it has survived in a purer form than any other great book - a form that is 99.5% pure."
For the benefit of the extremely sceptical, not one jot of the 0.5% has any bearing whatsoever on any major doctrine. ALL variations are peripheral.
Reading the chapter, The Documentary Evidence in Lee Strobel's The Case For Christ is a staggering experience on this issue.

1 Peter 1. NIV.

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