The quotations from pre-Christian writing confirm the text. Manuscripts online is the catalogue of the manuscript collections located in the Heritage Collections on the second.
There are other versions that confirm the accuracy of the Masoritic Text. Heritage Collections, Central City Library. The Masorites produced an official text in A.D. There were only 1,200 variant readings in A.D. The ancient scribes were very meticulous. The textual evidence is greater for both the Old and New Testaments than any other historically reliable ancient document. The Old Testament has been more accurately transmitted to us than any other ancient writing of comparable age. There remains only 1 percent of all New Testament words about which questions still exist no questionable passage contradicts any Bible teaching. There were millions of man-hours spent in cross-checking the manuscripts. There are many more writings of the Church Fathers quoting sections of Scripture we could reconstruct the entire New Testament from their writings alone. The earliest textual evidence we have was copied 1,400 years after the original. There are only 5 manuscripts in existence. The earliest textual evidence we have was copied 1,000 years after the original.Īristotle’s Poetics was written in the fourth century B.C. There are only 10 manuscripts in existence. In contrast:Ĭaesar’s Gallic Wars was written in the first century B.C. The earliest textual evidence we have was copied not long after the original. There are some 25,000 early manuscripts in existence, almost 6,000 of which (many being only recognizable fragments) are Greek texts and the others being early translations of the Greek New Testament. The New Testament was written in first century A.D. There is an enormous amount of evidence for authenticity of the biblical manuscripts. The record is then checked for consistency of information, and the claims are analyzed as if it were a legal case, looking for credible testimony with cross-examination. As evidence develops, the data is evaluated against other sources. Textual analysis begins with historical investigation, beginning with the latest documents and working backward. There is more evidence for the Bible’s authenticity than for any literature of antiquity. Evidence for Creation › Evidence from Scripture › Authentic Text» Next
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