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Foreword
CHAPTER 2: How We Got the Bible The writing of Scripture. Overview of canonization, or how each book came to be included in the Bible.
Preface Acknowledgements Revising Evidence That Demands a Verdict
CHAPTER 3: Is the New Testament Historically Reliable?
An Interview with Josh McDowell
The internal and external tests applied to all ancient literature to determine reliability. The New Testament’s incomparable manuscript attestation. Archaeological evidence confirming the New Testament.
He Changed My Life How a relationship with Jesus Christ transformed Josh McDowell's life.
Introduction Faith built on facts. An intelligent faith. Countering misconceptions about Christianity, and the assumptions behind those misconceptions.
CHAPTER 4: Have the Old Testament Manuscripts Been Accurately Transmitted? Methods and principles of Jewish scribes. Manuscript evidence and textual traditions. Powerful support for the divine authority and historical reliability of the Old Testament.
PROLOGUE: A Theistic Universe A robustly theistic understanding of the world we live in sets the stage for the many evidences for Christianity.
CHAPTER 5: Gnostic Gospels and Other Non-Biblical Texts
PART I: Evidence for the Bible
Historical overview of the relation between Gnosticism, gnostic texts, and orthodoxy. An analysis of the “Lost” Gospels, and comparison with the New Testament canon.
CHAPTER 1: The Uniqueness of the Bible Unique qualifications of the Bible set it apart from every other book ever written. The Scriptures deserve the consideration of all those seeking truth. 7
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