The Reliability Of The New Testament

Articles.

Big topic, many questions, well hopefully this is a start for you. 

External evidence: Evidence from outside Biblical sources supporting the Bible

Internal Evidence: Internal signs of consistency which are complex and reinforce the integrity of the authors

Textual Criticism: Investigation the reliability of the transmission of the Bible

Oral Tradition: Investigating the gap from the resurrection the the written Bible

Inspiration: How God worked with the New Testament writers to give us the correct message

The Canon: Understanding how the 27 books were assembled

Early Church Councils: The early church meetings and what they really discussed

Gospels Background: Investigating Gospel additional details

New Testament books: Each New Testament book and the case for their reliability

Rejected Books: The books that never made it into the Bible and why 

    External evidence

    28 Minutes

    What evidence is there from non-Christian sources?

    21 Minutes

    What do heretical/non-canonical works tell us about Christianity?

    22 Minutes

    Does Archaeology Support the Bible?

    56 Minutes

    A* or F? Do the Gospel authors know 1st century Geography?

    Internal evidence

    15 Minutes

    Does the New Testament sound like an ancient fable?

    29 Minutes

    The New Testament authors eyewitness accounts combine to validate the text

    18 Minutes

    Hundreds of examples of Fulfilled Prophecy

    Textual criticism

    3 Minutes

    How do we find out what the original Bible said?

    5 Minutes

    Where the Biblical scribes any good?

    8 Minutes

    How many copies exist and how large is the time gap?

    14 Minutes

    How significant are the differences between the copies?

    15 Minutes

    How long were the manuscripts in use?

    7 Minutes

    When was it ever possible to change the manuscripts?

    Oral tradition (Series)

    30 Minutes

    A. Resurrection to bible: How big’s the gap?

    19 Minutes

    B. What is the New Testaments Oral-Tradition?

    9 Minutes

    C. Paul, the Skeleton Key

    18 Minutes

    D. Pre-New Testament verbal-Creeds

    18 Minutes

    E. The passing of Christian beliefs

    Inspiration (series)

    5 Minutes

    A. Inspiration: What it is

    6 Minutes

    B. How do you get such an inspired text?

    8 Minutes

    C. Basinger & Basinger’s rebuttal: The problem of evil

    5 Minutes

    D. Authority of scripture

    3 Minutes

    E. Summary

    The canon

    10 Minutes

    What is The bible & why’s it here?

    4 Minutes

    Closing the Old Testament

    12 Minutes

    Why did the New Testament happen?

    8 Minutes

    What is the New Testament Canon?

    3 Minutes

    First hints of a building New Testament “scriptures” canon

    3 Minutes

    Why did the Canon need to come about?

    17 Minutes

    Early Canonical book lists & quotations

    3 Minutes

    Closing of the canon

    Early church councils

    7 Minutes

    Pre-Ecumenical Councils

    4 Minutes

    What really happened at the Council of Nicaea

    Gospel backgrounds

    3 Minutes

    What are the Synoptics?

    19 Minutes

    John and its relationship to the Synoptics

    2 Minutes

    What is Q, M & L?

    3 Minutes

    Anonymous authorship in antiquity?

    3 Minutes

    Authorship attestation

    Authorship, dating & canonical inclusion

    16 Minutes

    The Gospel according to Matthew

    21 Minutes

    The Gospel according to Mark

    20 Minutes

    The Gospel according to Luke

    16 Minutes

    The Gospel according to John

    12 Minutes

    Acts of the Apostles

    13 Minutes

    The letter to the Romans

    9 Minutes

    Letter to the Corinthians (1)

    11 Minutes

    Letter to the Corinthians (2)

    10 Minutes

    The letter to the Galatians

    10 Minutes

    The letter to the Ephesians

    10 Minutes

    The letter to the Philippians

    13 Minutes

    The letter to the Colossians

    11 Minutes

    The letter to the Thessalonians (1)

    14 Minutes

    The letter to the Thessalonians (2)

    12 Minutes

    The letter to Timothy (1)

    11 Minutes

    The letter to Timothy (2)

    12 Minutes

    The letter to Titus

    11 Minutes

    The letter to Philemon

    13 Minutes

    The letter to the Hebrews

    12 Minutes

    The Epistle of James

    9 Minutes

    The letter of 1 Peter

    12 Minutes

    The letter of 2 Peter

    10 Minutes

    The letter of 1 John

    13 Minutes

    The letter of 2 John

    11 Minutes

    The letter of 3 John

    10 Minutes

    The Epistle of Jude

    13 Minutes

    The Book of Revelation (Apocalypse of John)

    Uncanonical books

    4 Minutes

    Coptic Gospel of Thomas

    2 Minutes

    Protoevangelium of James

    <1 Minute

    Second Apocalypse of James

    <1 Minute

    Apocryphon of James

    <1 Minute

    First Apocalypse of James

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Peter

    <1 Minute

    Preaching of Peter

    <1 Minute

    Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Nicodemus

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Mary

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Phillip

    <1 Minute

    Traditions of Matthias

    <1 Minute

    Book of Thomas the Contender

    <1 Minute

    Apocryphon of John

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Judas

    <1 Minute

    Book of the Resurrection of Christ by Bartholomew the Apostle

    <1 Minute

    Questions of Bartholomew

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Basilides

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Marcion

    <1 Minute

    Second treatise of the Great Seth

    <1 Minute

    Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit

    <1 Minute

    Pistis Sophia

    <1 Minute

    Dialogue of the Saviour

    <1 Minute

    Sophia of Jesus Christ

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Truth

    2 minutes

    Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of the Saviour

    <1 Minute

    History of Joseph the Carpenter

    2 minutes

    Gospel of Jesus’ wife

    <1 Minute

    Epistle of Barnabas

    2 Minutes

    Didache

    <1 Minute

    Epistle to the Laodiceans

    <1 Minute

    Gospel of Barnabas

    <1 Minute

    Secret Gospel of Mark

    <1 Minute

    Shepherd of Hermas

    3 minutes

    Infancy Gospel of Thomas