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145. Non-Christian Testimony

Josephus wrote in 93 AD: “They reported that he [Jesus] appeared to them after three days from his crucifixion and that he was alive.” Cornelius Tacitus wrote in ca. 115 AD “Christus, the founder of the name, was put to death by Pontius Pilate...”

14. Biblical People in Inscriptions

Hezekiah son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1, etc). The Taylor Prism, reads: u (m).kha-za-qi-a-u KUR.ia-u-da-a-a…“ URU.ur-sa-li-im-mu URU LUGAL-[ti-shu] "Moreover, Hezekiah of the land of Judah ... city of Jerusalem, [his] royal city."

10. Biblical People in Inscriptions

David (ca. 1036-966 BC; 1 Kings 12:19, etc). Davidic dynasty. The Tel Dan stele, line 9, reads: byt dwd “House of David.” The Dhiban Mesha stele, line 12, reads: w'sb msm 't ar'l dwdh “I captured from there it’s Davidic lion.”

89. Bible Prophecy

Dead Sea Scroll 1QIsa(a) for Isaiah 53:11 reads: “After the suffering of his soul he will see light and be satisfied by his knowledge. The righteous one, my servant, will make many righteous, and he will bear their iniquities.”

77. Biblical Texts: Papyri

Papyrus 13 is dated 225–250 A.D., and has portions of the book of Hebrews. Hebrews was written before 70 A.D. In 2:17 it reads that Jesus was to: hilaskethai tas hamartias tou laou “make atonement for the sins of the people.”

124. Eye Witnesses

Codex Sinaiticus is dated 330-360 A.D. and contains the entire Greek New Testament. In Acts 5:30,32, Peter and the other apostles testified before the Sanhedrin, "The God of our fathers raised up Jesus ... And we are witnesses of these things.”

122. Eye Witnesses

Codex Vaticanus is dated 300-350 A.D. and contains the majority of the Greek New Testament. In Acts 3:15 (below) Peter with John says to the crowd concerning Jesus, “You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.”

64. Biblical Texts: Papyri

Papyrus 72 (below image) has portions of 1,2 Peter and Jude and is dated 200-400 A.D. Speaking of Jesus, a section of 2 Peter 1:16 reads: epoptai genethentes tes ekeinou megaliotetos “we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur.”

131. Eye Witnesses

Papyrus 75 contains most of Luke and John and is dated 175 to 225 A.D. In the account of the disciple John in 20:24-30, the risen Jesus says to Thomas: “Put your finger here; see my hands…Reach out your hand and put it into my side…”

93. New Testament People

There are at least thirty people in the New Testament that have been cited by non-Christian sources and/or confirmed by archaeology. The New Testament contains multiple independent accounts by eight different authors.

136. Eye Witnesses

Codex Sinaiticus is dated 330-360 AD and contains the book of Acts and the entire Greek New Testament. In Acts 10:39-40 (below image) Peter says, “We are witnesses of all that he [Jesus] did. And although they killed him … God raised him up on the third day …”

96. Appearances of the Risen Jesus

142. Intelligent Design: Habitable Zones

The circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ) for liquid water on a planet is dependent on the radius of the planet's orbit, planetary mass, and the radiative flux of the host star. For the solar system, the CHZ is approximately 0.99 to 1.70 AU.

140. Antiquity of Acts

In Acts 17:23 (codex Sinaiticus top right) an altar to an unknown god in Athens is mentioned. The Greek traveler and geographer Pausanius (110-180 AD) wrote of altars to unknown gods (1.1.4; C. J. Hemer, 117-18). See also below.

138. Biblical Texts: Early Papyri

Papyrus 77 is dated 100-225 A.D. and contains fragments of Matthew 23:30-39. Verse 34a reads (Jesus says): “Because of thi[s], look! I se[nd] t[o you pro]phets and sag[es …]”

136. Eye Witnesses

Codex Sinaiticus is dated 330-360 AD and contains the book of Acts and the entire Greek New Testament. In Acts 10:39-40 (below image) Peter says, “We are witnesses of all that he [Jesus] did. And although they killed him … God raised him up on the third day …”

79. Biblical Texts: Dead Sea Scrolls

Dead Sea Scrolls 1QIsa(a) (below image) and 1QIsa(b), along with the Masoretic text, read for Isaiah 44:24: anoki yhwh oseh kol “I am Yahweh, who has made all things.”

133. Dead Sea Scrolls

Dead Sea Scroll 4QGen(b) together with 4QGen(g) read for Genesis 1:1, beresheet bara elohim et hashamayim we’et haarets “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

131. Eye Witnesses

Papyrus 75 contains most of Luke and John and is dated 175 to 225 A.D. In the account of the disciple John in 20:24-30, the risen Jesus says to Thomas: “Put your finger here; see my hands…Reach out your hand and put it into my side…”

129. Golgotha

“[T]he Garden Gate … was eventually uncovered through excavation, linking the archaeological findings of a gate, a garden, and 1st-century tombs … [T]he nearby hill regarded from ancient tradition as the crucifixion site is plausible.” (T. Kennedy, 243)