The Bible is a Reliable Source: ALL New Testament Books Written Prior to A.D. 100 - Pt 3

ALL the New Testament books were written prior to A.D. 100, which is about 70 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And that's just the LATEST they could've been written!

In my very first video I mentioned that the early church fathers quoted the New Testament 36,289 times, that all but eleven verses of the New Testament can be reconstructed just from their quotations. In letters written between A.D. 95-110, three early church fathers--Clement, Ignatius, and Polycarp--quoted passages out of the 25 of the 27 books of the New Testament. The two books that weren't mentioned were '2 John' and 'Jude,' but they most certainly had been written. Ignatius quotes from 3 John, and 2 John was written before 3 John. Jude was Jesus' half brother, so he most certainly had been dead by A.D. 100.

Clement resided in Rome, and Ignatius and Polycarp resided 700 miles (1127 km) away in Smyrna (Asia Minor). The original New Testament documents had to had been written significantly earlier, otherwise they could not have circulated across the ancient world by that time. It's safe to say that ALL the New Testament books were written by A.D. 100, but that' just the LATEST they could have been written.

Most if not all the New Testament books were written before A.D. 70. Jesus Christ predicted His own death and resurrection, AND He predicted the temple would be destroyed before the generation passes away.

Mark 13:2
Jesus said, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down."

There is NO mention of the fulfillment of this predicted tragedy ANYWHERE in the New Testament documents. The New Testament documents speak of Jerusalem and the temple, or activities associated with them as if they were still in tact at the time of the writings.

In A.D. 70 the Jews lost their entire country, capital city, and their temple which had been the center of religious, political, and economic life for the last thousand years. Tens of thousands of their countrymen were dead and hundreds of their villages were burned to the ground.

If you and your fellow followers write accounts of Jesus AFTER the temple and city were destroyed in A.D. 70, aren't you atleast going to mention the national, human, economic, and religious tragedy somewhere in your writings? Especially since this risen Jesus had predicted it? Of course.

Jesus Christ is Lord!!
God bless you all!!! :)

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[MaximusArurealius]

@Yrhp8268 THANKS

[Yrhp8268]

. @MaximusArurealius Plus, 2000 years before modern science, the Bible referred to our earth being a circular shape suspended in space. (Read JOB 26:7 & ISAIAH 40:22).

And the Bible referred to atoms. (Read HEBREWS 11:3)

Lastly, up until the 19th century, scientists believed that the universe was static and unchanging. However, they have since realized that the Bible is correct in that the universe was created and that, even now, it is still expanding. (Read JOB 9:8 & JOB 37:18)

[Yrhp8268]

@MaximusArurealius I agree. Also, to add to your points, watch a video on YouTube called:

"Can You Trust the Bible Historically? - Is it a Game of Telephone? - What about the Gnostic Gospels? "

It provides further convincing evidence of the Bible's historical legitimacy.

[MaximusArurealius]

Testimonial consistency is also a key factor in reliability. All Scripture has perfect evidentiary consistency. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Moses, Daniel, Jude, and all of the other Bible's co-authors qualify as impeccably reliable eyewitnesses. Many of the Bible's writers suffered cruel treatment, even death, for their witness. To the obvious credibility of their writings is added the unshakeable belief that their testimony was so true that it was worth suffering and dying for.

[MaximusArurealius]

The following eyewitness traits are emphasized in common law, law school, and Rules of Evidence.

A reliable witness will evidence honesty by his sincerity of speech, and be clearly motivated by a drive to speak the truth. The quality of a witness's observations can be observed by accurate memory, evidenced often by access to accurate records. The competency of his communication will be demonstrated by an ability to recall and describe observations, with accurate information and relevant details.

[MaximusArurealius]

The Bible, like many books, was written by eyewitnesses (Matthew, Mark, and John) to the events and circumstances that they recorded. That they were trustworthy witnesses is only to be expected, since God inspired them to co-author their respective portions of the Bible. But some ask: how can we know if the Bible's human co-authors were really reliable eyewitnesses? cont.

[MaximusArurealius]

3. In addition, 19th century European naturalists were wrong concerning a matter regarding ant behavior and the Bible was correct. Many creationists such as the creationist at Creation Ministries International and CreationWiki assert that the Bible contains knowledge that shows an understanding of scientific knowledge beyond that believed to exist at the time the Bible was composed. In addition, Christianity had a profound influence in regards to the development of modern science.

[MaximusArurealius]

2. For example, until the 1970s the scientific consensus on how lions killed their prey was in error and the Bible turned out to be right in this matter. Also, for centuries the scientific community believed that snakes could not hear and the 1988 edition of The New Encyclopedia Britannica stated the snakes could not hear but that was mistaken and the Bible was correct in this matter.

[MaximusArurealius]

1. Although the Bible was written over 1,600 years by 40 different authors from widely different occupations and cultures, on varied, controversial subjects, yet they essentially agreed with each other -- a phenomenon unparalleled in literature. In addition, biblical creationists can point out examples where the scientific community was in error and the Bible was clearly correct.

[MaximusArurealius]

@C00lblkatheist You're a liar.