There have always been doubters of the authenticity of the Bible. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. During the last 25 years many evidences of the the people, places and events have come to light, disproving the naysayers while confirming the authenticity of the Bible.

The New Testament was composed alongside other documents that did not make it into scripture. What was the criterion that was used?

The question is; Why 400 years between the testaments? But when we look at it closely, it all makes perfect sense.

To any mathematically inclined person, the derivation of the years each patriarch lived, from a geometric series, in the correct order, is fascinating. There appears to be no doubt that such an occurrence was divinely created; it could not have come about by chance.

How does someone not familiar with the scriptures start readiing the Bible? Does he/she start at Genesis, the Psalms, or the book of Matthew? The reason for this summary is so that the novice may have some understanding of each part of the Bible.

The Hebrew word used in Isaiah 7:14 is; הָעַלְמָ֗ה (hā·‘al·māh), which is Strong’s Hebrew 5959 and is defined as: a young woman, virgin. So, some Bibles use young woman and some use virgin. What’s the problem? Plenty!

The struggle to have the Bible in the English translation has been long and painful. Now, Best estimates put the number of English Bibles printed, at around four billion. Just recently, the Bible has been translated into 700 complete languages.

In May 1844, Constantin Tischendorf, discovered the oldest completed copy of the New Testament in the Convent of St Catherine at the foot of Mt Sinai.

The great advantage of a creed is that it is a clear statement of belief that can be committed to memory. It can be recited in an instant and a heresy can be compared with it on the spot.