Discovering the Historical Jesus part 13

As I conclude I would like to briefly summarize some of the key points of this series.

Writings of ancient historians Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger established:

Jesus was real.
He had devoted followers before and after his death.
He died [...]

Discovering the Historical Jesus part 12

Test #3:  What additional historical evidence supports the Jesus of the Bible?
1. Dating of the 4 Gospels
2. Mountains of Manuscripts
3. The Writers Testimonies
The Gospel writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) wrote about supernatural occurrences such as divine healings, miracles and the resurrection.  These men walked and talked with Jesus.  According to all the historical [...]

Discovering the Historical Jesus part 11

Test #3:  What additional historical evidence supports the Jesus of the Bible?
1. Dating of the 4 Gospels
2. Mountains of Manuscripts
When it comes to the New Testament manuscripts the originals (autographs), penned from the various Biblical writers, do not exist.  What we have are copies of copies.  Therefore, the more copies we have the more we [...]

Discovering the Historical Jesus part 10

Test #3:  What additional historical evidence supports the Jesus of the Bible?
The Bible can be investigated historically.  The writers named cities, kings, religious rulers, battles, and important people that can be verified or denied by archeology and written historical records.
As mentioned earlier, historian Dr. William Ramsay said the following about Luke (wrote Book of Luke [...]

Discovering the Historical Jesus part 8

We have greater archeological support for the New Testament than the Old because of the more recent historical events.  Over the years there have been important finds that give credence to the Biblical Jesus.
The New Testament contains 27 books.  The four Gospels that tell the life of Jesus are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.  Each [...]

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