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How can we know the Bible is Real?
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Biblical Evidence 2 Timothy 3:16‐17 2 Peter 1:16‐21
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“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may b be our wishes, our inclinations, or the i h i li ti th dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence ” the state of facts and evidence. John Adams
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MANUSCRIPTS I Love Car I Love Card I Love Card I love cardboard Il I love cardbrd db d I love crdboard Il I love cardboard db d I love cardbeerd
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MANUSCRIPTS Author
Date Written Plato 427‐347 B.C. Caesar 100‐44 B.C. Aristotle 384‐322 384 322 B.C. BC Homer (Iliad) 900 B.C. 1st Cent. A.D. New Testament (A.D. 50‐100)
Earliest Copy Time Span Earliest Copy Time Span 900 A.D. 900 A. D. 1100 A D 1100 A.D. 400 B.C. 2nd Cent. A.D. (c. A.D. 130 f.)
1200 yrs 1000 1400 500 yrs less than 100 years
Number of Number of Copies 7 10 49 643
Accuracy of Accuracy of Copies ‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐ 95%
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Archaeology Genesis 14:8‐9 • 5 Cities of the plains 5 Citi f th l i • 1974 1974 The Elba Tablets The Elba Tablets proved their existence
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Archaeology
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Archaeology Many places in the Bible • Israelites in Egypt I lit i E t • Merneptah Merneptah Stele Stele • 1896 Proof that the Egyptians knew of the Israelites
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Archaeology Joshua 1:1‐4 • Hittites mentioned Hittit ti d • Believed to have never existed never existed • 1906 Hugo Winckler found proof in Turkey
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Prophecy Over 2000 fulfilled prophecies • Over 300 are Messianic O 300 M i i Daniel 2 – Daniel 2 – Daniel tells about the next 4 kingdoms Daniel tells about the next 4 kingdoms • Babylon • Medo‐Persian • Greek • Roman
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Prophecy Isaiah 44 • Isaiah wrote between 740 and 690 BC I i h t b t 740 d 690 BC • Tells of King Cyrus • Cyrus lived in 536 BC Cyrus lived in 536 BC
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Prophecy Ezekiel 44:1‐2 • Tells of the East gate T ll f th E t t being closed • 1543 the gate is sealed up…still sealed today d
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Statistics Daniel’s prophecy about 483 years from Jerusalem restored to Messiah Ministry restored to Messiah Ministry Statistical Probability
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100,000
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Statistics Zechariah 11 tells of the 30 pieces of Silver Statistical Probability
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100,000,000,000
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Statistics David and Zechariah described crucifixion on the cross Statistical Probability
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10,000,000,000,000
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Statistics Only 8 Messianic Prophecies fulfilled by Jesus Christ Statistical Probability
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100 000 000 000 000 000 100,000,000,000,000,000
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