Is the Bible God's Word?
Brent Van Elswyk
September 9, 2018

I. The

Test
Does the document claim to be representing truth?

a.

evidence (Luke 1:1-4; 2 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:1)

b.

evidence

c.

evidence

d.

“Cost” evidence

II. The

Test
Were the documents passed faithfully through time?

a. The

between originals and copies

Pliny the Younger:

yrs
Caesar: yrs
Plato: yrs
New Testament: yrs

b. The

of manuscripts

Ceasar:


Plato (Tetralogies):
Tacitus (Annals):
Sophocles:
Aristotle:
Homer (The Illiad):
New Testament:

c.

III. The

Test
Is there any evidence outside of the biblical documents that confirm or deny what the documents say?

a.

-

b.

-

c.

writings -

IV.

evidences

V. Summary