Thursday, February 14, 2013

The time elapsing between the evangelistic events and the writing of most of the New Testament books is satisfactorily short

"... the time elapsing between the evangelic events and the writing of most of the New Testament books was, from the standpoint of historical research, satisfactorily short.  For in assessing the trustworthiness of ancient historical writings, one of the most important questions is: How soon after the vents took place were they recorded?"

- The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable, 5th edition (1959) by F.F. Bruce, Chapter 1: Does it Matter?

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