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Consider the Evidence: A Trial Lawyer Examines Eyewitness Testimony in Defense of the Reliability of the New Testament
Trial attorney, Daniel Buttafuoco addresses this question so capably in his recent work. As he observes, ''The Bible is a document we can use to examine whether the claims made in regard to our souls are true. If these claims are provably false, we need not worry about this subject at all. If they are true, we need to pay careful attention.''
248 pages, Paperback
Published November 13, 2018
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July 9, 2020
Daniel Buttafuoco’s Consider the Evidence is an excellent book that walks you step-by-step to examine the eyewitness testimonies and evidence for the reliability of the New Testament. There are many apologetic books out there but this book is by far the easiest I’ve read. A middle schooler could easily pick this book up and read it with no problems. In the intro, Buttafuoco walks you through the basics of the Bible and outlines the issues he’ll be tackling. He demonstrates what he means when he uses certain terms and is very thorough to make sure his readers don’t get confused.
Concerning the topic, ignorance has abounded in the culture. I’ve had friends and colleagues who have told me the Bible isn’t reliable because of how old it is. They argue that the Bible was transcribed similarly to how we played the “telephone game” as kids. From my experience, it’s an argument from ignorance that simply fuels skepticism. It’s a silly argument that crumbles against the evidence. In fact, despite being almost 2,000 years old, it’s the best-attested book of antiquity (p. 93).
Compared to other books of antiquity, the Bible has more manuscripts, less of a time gap between the discovered manuscripts and the originals, and more corroboration from other sources. Buttafuoco outlines these facts thoroughly in his book.
There's much more to his book, but I'll stop there. I highly recommend Consider the Evidence for anyone who wants to honestly investigate the Christian faith.
Concerning the topic, ignorance has abounded in the culture. I’ve had friends and colleagues who have told me the Bible isn’t reliable because of how old it is. They argue that the Bible was transcribed similarly to how we played the “telephone game” as kids. From my experience, it’s an argument from ignorance that simply fuels skepticism. It’s a silly argument that crumbles against the evidence. In fact, despite being almost 2,000 years old, it’s the best-attested book of antiquity (p. 93).
Compared to other books of antiquity, the Bible has more manuscripts, less of a time gap between the discovered manuscripts and the originals, and more corroboration from other sources. Buttafuoco outlines these facts thoroughly in his book.
There's much more to his book, but I'll stop there. I highly recommend Consider the Evidence for anyone who wants to honestly investigate the Christian faith.
June 3, 2019
I consider myself a Christian, but I probably should be reading the Bible. Some of the things the author wrote made me ask questions, which of course, smacks of doubt. I mostly agreed with him.
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