1. WRITTEN OVER A 1600-YEAR SPAN.
2. WRITTEN OVER 60 GENERATIONS.
3. WRITTEN BY 40+ AUTHORS FROM EVERY
WALK OF LIFE INCLUDING KINGS, PEASANTS, PHILOSOPHERS, POETS,
FISHERMEN, STATESMEN, SCHOLARS ETC.
MOSES, A POLITICAL LEADER WHO WAS TRAINED
IN THE UNIVERSITIES OF EGYPT.
PETER, A FISHERMAN
AMOS, A HERDSMAN
JOSHUA, AMILITARY GENERAL
NEHEMIAH, A CUPBEARER
DANIEL, A PRIME MINISTER
LUKE, A PHYSCIAN
SOLOMON, A KING
MATTHEW, A TAX COLLECTOR
PAUL, A RABBI
4. WRITTEN IN DIFFERENT PLACES
MOSES IN THE WILDERNESS
JEREMIAH IN A DUNGEON
DANIEL ON A HILLSIDE AND IN A PALACE
PAUL, INSIDE PRISON WALLS
LUKE WHILE TRAVELING
JOHN ON THE ISLE OF PATMOS
OTHERS IN THE RIGORS OF MILITARY CAMAIGN
5. WRITTEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES
DAVID IN A TIME OF WAR
SOLOMON IN A TIME OF PEACE
6. WRITTEN DURING DIFFERENT MOODS
SOME WRITTEN FROM THE HEIGHTS OF JOY
AND OTHER WRITING FROM THE DEPTH OF SORROW AND
DESPAIR
7. WRITTEN ON 3 CONTINENTS
ASIA, AFRICA AND EUROPE
8. WRITTEN IN 3 LANGUAGES
HEBREW, ARAMAIC AND GREEK
The Bible, compared with other ancient writings, has more manuscript evidence than any
10 pieces of classical literature combined.
The Bible has withstood vicious attacks
of its enemies as no other book. Many have tried to burn it, ban it and "outlaw it from the days of the Roman emperors to
present day Communist dominated countries.
Most of the above has been paraphrased from
Josh
McDowell's EVIDENCE THAT DEMANDS A Verdict
