God does not so much enter a story that is already under progress. He is the one that is always writing the story and moving the players according to His sovereign will.
Randy Smith

What hard evidence says about

What hard evidence says about What hard evidence says about: ‘The Authenticity of the Bible’

    New Testament Manuscripts:
    over 24300 manuscripts in existence including:
    5300 Greek manuscripts
    10000 Latin early manuscripts
    Comparable Manuscripts:
    Text Date Earliest Time Known Written Copy Span Copies
    Homer’s Illiad 900 BC 400 BC 500 yrs 643
    Caesar 100-44 BC 900 AD 1000 yrs 10
    Plato 427-347 BC 900 AD 1200 yrs 7
    Aristotle 384-322 BC 100 AD 1400 yrs 49
    Bible (NT) 40-100 AD 125 AD 25 yrs 24300
    Bible (OT) 400 BC 900 AD 1300 yrs prior to 1947
    Bible (OT) 400 BC 125 BC 275 yrs after 1947
    NOTE: reliability of Bible is greater than any other book of antiquity

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