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Unveiling the Bible: Ancient Text, Enduring Message

Delve into the origins and reliability of the Bible, tracing its timeline from the Homer (Iliad) era to the New Testament. Explore the staggering number of copies and variations, with key verses spotlighting its teachings and promises.

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Unveiling the Bible: Ancient Text, Enduring Message

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  1. Answer this one for me!What about the Bible? April 29, 2001

  2. Homer (Iliad) • When written – 900 B.C. • Earliest Copy – 400 B.C. • Time Span – 500 years • Number of copies - 643

  3. New Testament • When written – 40-100 A.D. • Earliest Copy – 125 A.D. • Time Span – 25 years • Number of copies – 24,633

  4. Variations? • Over 200,000! • pa,nta diV auvtou/ evge,neto( kai. cwri.j auvtou/ evge,neto ouvde. e[norouvde.[n o] ge,gonen • Only 400 places = ½ of 1%

  5. Joshua 6:20 When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted…the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city.

  6. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Neither the sexually immoral… nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders…

  7. 1 Timothy 1:10 …for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers-- and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine.

  8. John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

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