{"product_id":"is-the-new-testament-reliable-paperback","title":"Is the New Testament Reliable? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe historical claims of the New Testament--that Jesus performed miracles, fulfilled prophecy, died and rose again, and ascended into heaven--come to us as received tradition, and we receive them in faith, trusting that the New Testament is indeed an inspired collection of writings, that it indeed tells us the truth. Increasingly, the reliability of not just the New Testament but really \u003ci\u003eany\u003c\/i\u003e document of history is called into question. If everyone writes from a point of view and with an agenda, can we reasonably expect any historical account to be objective--to tell us the truth? In this newly revised edition of \u003ci\u003eIs the New Testament Reliable?\u003c\/i\u003e Paul Barnett defends the task of the historian and the concept of history. He then addresses questions about the New Testament of importance to people of faith and skeptics alike: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow close in time are the New Testament documents to the life of Jesus?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy should we believe the writings of \"biased\" early Christians?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWere any of the writers of the New Testament books eyewitnesses to the events it records?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we know that what was originally written has not been altered through the centuries?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is no small thing to trust ancient claims, but Barnett shows that we can take confidence in the New Testament, for it tells us the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e is a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, and a visiting fellow in ancient history at Macquarie University in Australia. He was the Anglican bishop of North Sydney from 1990 to 2001, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eJesus the Rise of Early Christianity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 197\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.24 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750860685600,"sku":"9780830827688","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e53d2867e106379932ef2062596b8bdd.webp?v=1779959481","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/is-the-new-testament-reliable-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}