The Manuscript Trail
What is the total number of ancient New Testament manuscripts we currently possess?
25,000+
This apostle explicitly stated, "For we did not follow cunningly devised fables... but were eyewitnesses.
Peter
Micah 5:2 predicted the Messiah would be born in this specific city
Bethlehem
The span of years over which the Bible was written
1,500 years
The term for the logical error of accepting the Bible only because the Bible says it is true
circular reasoning
This specific language has the most surviving ancient manuscripts, totaling 5,800 copies.
Greek
This is the number of people recorded to have seen the resurrected Jesus at one time.
over 500
Zechariah 11:12 predicted the Messiah would be betrayed for this exact amount of silver
30 pieces
The number of diverse individuals who authored the Bible
40+
The type of revelation that provides a "general sense of God’s existence" through creation and history
General Revelation
These scrolls, discovered in the 1940s, proved our modern Old Testament is nearly identical to texts from 250 B.C.
Dead Sea Scrolls
In 1 Corinthians 15, this author invited the public to interview living witnesses to verify the resurrection
Apostle Paul
There are at least this many specific Messiah prophecies found in the Old Testament
300
The geographical location where Abraham's substitute lamb, Solomon’s Temple, and Jesus’ sacrifice all converged
Mount Moriah
This scripture reference is the basis for the closing point about "building your house on the rock
Matthew 7:24
While the New Testament has 25,000+ copies, this famous philosopher only has 7 surviving manuscripts.
Plato
All four Gospels list them as the first witnesses to the resurrection.
Women
The statistical probability of a single person fulfilling just 8 of these prophecies by sheer chance
1 of 10^17
The biblical book containing "Layer 1" of the Mount Moriah Audit
Genesis 22
This type of revelation reveals exactly who God is and how humanity is redeemed through the written Word
Special Revelation
Even if all manuscripts vanished, almost the entire New Testament could be reconstructed using the quotes of these individuals.
Early Church Fathers
Paul's letter to Corinth is dated to approximately what year?
This Old Testament prophet accurately foretold the rise of the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greek, and Roman empires
Book of Daniel
The biblical reference for "Layer 2" of the Mount Moriah Audit, where Solomon builds the house of the Lord
2 Chronicles 3:1
This pillar of evidence represents the "internal coherence" of 40 authors telling one unified story
Theological Unity