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Finished Chapter 7. Dr. Bruce goes over the two-part Gospel of Luke and Acts as he shows that archeological and secular written evidence bear witness to these writings. As Dr. Bruce states, "The historical trustworthiness of Luke has indeed been acknowledged by many biblical critics..."
If Luke can be trusted to reliably give historical information, can we assume that all his information is trustworthy?
— Jan 16, 2026 08:57PM
If Luke can be trusted to reliably give historical information, can we assume that all his information is trustworthy?
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Jerry
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Finished Chapter 6. In this very short chapter, Dr. Bruce goes over the importance of Paul's letters in finding out about the historicity of Jesus. Paul's letters were written before the Gospels, yet most of what the Gospels say about Jesus can be found spread throughout Paul's letters.
— Jan 16, 2026 08:46PM
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Finished Chapter 5. Read about the historicity of the miracles recorded in the Gospels. Attempts to rationalize them take away their intended meaning and significance. If we value the truth of what the Gospels say, taking the matter of the miracles at face value shouldn't be a problem.
— Jan 08, 2026 09:43PM
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Finished Chapter 4. Dr. Bruce goes over the internal and external evidence of the four Gospels. The latest studies of Textual and Source Criticism have Mark as the earliest Gospel and Matthew and Luke using it and other sources to write their Gospels. John's Gospel was compiled by his followers.
— Jan 06, 2026 09:30PM
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Finished Chapter 3. Dr. Bruce gives a brief summary into the building of the New Testament canon: from Marcion's edited 'Bible' to Athanasius' list of our current canon.
— Jan 01, 2026 09:49PM
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Finished Chapter 2. The historical validity of the New Testament documents is without question more noteworthy of any other historical document over 1,000 years old. The earliest copy of New Testament writing comes from around 130 AD. from the Gospel of John. For most other historical writings, several centuries separate their original writing from their extant copies.
— Dec 20, 2025 10:35PM
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Finished Chapter 1. The validity of the New Testament documents is of high importance since they record the teachings of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ.
— Dec 19, 2025 09:59PM
