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What about the Scriptures of Other Religions?
1 Peter 3:15, 2 Tim. 3:16, Acts 16:31 | 03/16/2025
The Bible
• Extensive Manuscript evidence
o 300 Hebrew
o 5,800 Greek
o 20,000 Old and New Testament manuscripts in various languages.
o 30,000 Scriptural quotes from church fathers.
• Many Old Testament Prophecies that were fulfilled in the New Testament:
o Isaiah 53:3–4 → Matthew 8:17
o Micah 5:2 → Matthew 2:6
o Joel 2:28–32 → Acts 2:16–21
The Qur’an
• It’s History
• There were between
• There were apparently many other variations as well.
• Caliph Uthman (a successor of Mohammed)
• Had 3 people work together to produce a
edition of the Qur’an. • All other versions were
. • This makes it impossible for scholars to recover the
text of the Qur’an with confidence.
• The Qur’an has historical errors.
• It states
was a Muslim. • It states that no one was named
before John the Baptist. • It mentions that Miriam, the sister of Aaron, was Mary, the
of Jesus.
The Book of Mormon
• 1830 - Joseph Smith claims to have found golden
• Over
• Many Anachronisms: Something that is out of its place and time.
• One story mentions a sword made of steel. (Steel didn’t become widely used until much later)
• Nephi supposedly quotes from Malachi which wouldn’t have been written yet.
• Stories mention the use of a compass, which had not been invented.
The Hindu Scriptures
• There are
• The Bible:
• Written over 1,000 years.
• Written by over 40 different authors.
• Yet it still has a
and clear message.
The Teachings of Buddha
• History
• Siddhartha Gautama -
century BC • Accounts of Buddha’s life were transmitted
for centuries. • By the time Buddha’s words were written down, there were several
schools with differing collections of his teachings. • Many of these have been
. • Most famous collection is called the “Pali Canon” likely written down around
.
• Blackout period:
1st fragments -
years. Roughly complete copy of Buddhas canonical collection is
years.
• The Gospels
• Written shortly after the life of Jesus were written during the “eyewitness” era.
• Even scholars who are critical of Christianity agree that the four gospels were written between 70 and 95AD.