#167 Introduction to the New Testament, the critical importance of correct dating

The New Testament makes some extraordinary claims including that the long-prophesied Messiah came into the world, lived, taught, died, and rose again to offer a restored relationship to God to all who believe in Him.

For claims of such importance, naturally, not everyone believed them then or now and questions like these come up:

• Wasn’t the New Testament written hundreds of years after the events recorded in them?
• In the time between the events and the recording of them, did myth and legends replace reality?
• Therefore, are the stories of the miracles, the resurrection of Jesus, just wishful thinking?

Properly dating when the New Testament documents were written is of critical importance to establish the claims of credibility of the Bible.

In this lesson, we’ll go over ways we can know for certain when the New Testament documents were written using a variety of dating criteria including source criticism (what we learn from the documents themselves, the actual tangible copies of the historical records), when others quoted them, and statements from contemporary historical figures about Jesus and what he did.

Click on the following link for notes of the content, an infographic that documents the superior number of supporting manuscripts for the New Testament in contrast with other historical documents, and video sources: https://wp.me/pazrJD-V5