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Is the New Testament Reliable?
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- Length: 197 pages
- Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.25 in
- Published: December 09, 2004
- Imprint: IVP Academic
- ISBN: 9780830827688
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- How accurate is the historical information in the New Testament
- Were any writers of New Testament books eyewitnesses?
- Is the New Testament a myth?
- How biased were the writings of first-century Christians?
- Isthere any information apart from Christians sources?
- How soon after Jesus' death were the New Testament documents written?
- Were errors introduced as manuscripts were copied and translated through the centuries?
These are thequestions Paul Barnett tackles in this clear and straightforward book. He considers how reliable the New Testament documents are in light of the evidence and standard methods of historical research. The answers will prove enlightening to anyone interested in the trustworthiness of the New Testament.
CONTENTS
Foreword
1. The Question of Truth
2. Did Jesus Exist? Early Non-Christian References
3. Fixing the Time-Frame
4. Is the Transmission Trustworthy?
5. The Two Witnesses
6 Witness One: The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
7. Witness Two: Peter Through Mark
8. Luke and Matthew
9. Miracles and the Modern World
10. The Birth of Jesus
11. Paul and the Historical Jesus
12. The Acts of the Apostles
13. Is the New Testament Historically Reliable?
14. Who is Jesus?
