Annuls of Rome (Tacticus A.D. 116)
His first 6 books exists today in one manuscript and it was copied in A.D. 850. Books 11 - 16 are in another manuscript from the eleventh century and books 7 - 10 are lost.
The Jewish War (first-century historian Josephus)
9 Greek manuscripts (written in 10, 11 and 12 centuries)
1 Latin manuscript
Illiad (Homer - 800 B.C. - considered the bible of the ancient Greek)
650 Greek manuscripts (written only in the second and third century)
New Testament Manuscripts
5000 plus in Greek
8000 - 10 000 in Latin Vulgate manuscripts
8000 - Ethiopic, Slavic and Armenina
Scholars like Geilser and Nix concluded that The New Testament has not only survived in more manuscripts than any other book from antiquity, but has survived in a purer from than any other great book - a form that is 99.5 percent pure.
Tuesday
How true are the accounts of the gospels?
Scholars date Mark in in the 70s, Matthew and Luke in the 80s and John in the 90s. That is still within the lifetimes of the various eyewitnesses of the life of Jesus, including hostile eyewitnesses who would have served as a corrective if false teachings about Jesus were going around.
The two earliest biographies of Alexander the Great were written more than 400 years after his death, yet historians consider them trustworthy!
- The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)
The two earliest biographies of Alexander the Great were written more than 400 years after his death, yet historians consider them trustworthy!
- The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)
Is Christ real? The eyewitnesses
The four gospels were written by people who were first hand witnesses of Jesus or people who got the information from first hand witnesses. John was one of the 12 disciples, but also on of Jesus' inner three. Papias confirmed in A.D. 125 that Mark had carefully and accurately recorded Peter's observations - "Mark made no mistake" and did not include "any false statement". He also said that Matthew had preserved the teachings of Jesus as well.
Matthew published his own Gospel among the Hebrews in their own tongue, when Peter and Paul were preaching in Rome. Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Paul, himself handed down to us in writing the substance of Peter;s preaching. Luke, the follower of Paul, set down in a book the Gospel preached by his teacher. The John, the disciple of the Lord, produced his gospel.
We can therefore be assured that the events they recorded are based on either direct or indirect eyewitness testimony.
- The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)
Matthew published his own Gospel among the Hebrews in their own tongue, when Peter and Paul were preaching in Rome. Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Paul, himself handed down to us in writing the substance of Peter;s preaching. Luke, the follower of Paul, set down in a book the Gospel preached by his teacher. The John, the disciple of the Lord, produced his gospel.
We can therefore be assured that the events they recorded are based on either direct or indirect eyewitness testimony.
- The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)
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