Evidence of Biblical Accuracy

by David Feddes


Confirming Evidence

•  Old Testament fulfilled in New Testament

•  Findings of archeology

•  Reliable manuscripts

•  Inner testimony of the Holy Spirit

•  The Bible’s power to transform lives and nations


Old Testament Prophecy fulfilled in New Testament

• Hundreds of prophesies were fulfilled in Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection.

• Old Testament feasts and rituals were fulfilled in Jesus.

•  Worldwide gospel preaching fulfilled the original promise that through Abraham’s seed all nations would be blessed.


Findings of archeology
Was David just a myth?


Findings of archeology
Was Pilate a real person?


Findings of archeology
Firsthand knowledge of Jerusalem and Jesus?

•     In the 1800s some skeptics said the author of John had never been to Jerusalem and had no firsthand knowledge of geography and events.

•     Some scholars said the Gospel of John was written as late as 200 A.D. because it spoke of Jesus as the Word become flesh. Only a later writer could have such an evolved theology. None of Jesus original disciples could have viewed Jesus as God.


Findings of archeology

• “Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which
has five roofed colonnades.” (John 5:2)
• In the 1800s some skeptics said the author of John had never been to Jerusalem. He just
made up the pool and gave it mythical meaning.


Findings of archeology

• Some skeptical scholars said Gospel of John was written as late as 200 A.D. because it spoke of Jesus
as the Word become flesh.
• Papyrus fragment, found in Egypt, dated 125 A.D., was a fragment from John 18.
• Proves John was written a generation earlier and was being copied and circulated as Scripture.


Reliable manuscripts

Books by Plato

• Surviving copies: seven

• Earliest copy: 1,200 years after originals were written


New Testament

• Surviving copies: More than 5,700

• Earliest copy: <40 years after original; many within a few hundred years

•  Wording agrees 99%


Dead Sea Scrolls prove OT was copied accurately


Confirming Evidence

•  Old Testament prophecy fulfilled in New Testament

•  Findings of archeology

•  Reliable manuscripts

•  Inner testimony of the Holy Spirit

•  The Bible’s power to transform lives and cultures


God-breathed and profitable

14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:14-17)


Guard the treasure

O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge. (1 Tim 6:20)

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