The New Testament is historically reliable through eyewitness testimony, archaeology, early manuscripts, and recoverable apostolic wording.
The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
The Reliability of the Bible as the Word of God
The Bible is reliable as Jehovah’s inspired, preserved, historically grounded, and prophetically confirmed Word centered on Jesus Christ.
The Preservation of Scripture
Jehovah preserved Scripture through faithful copying, manuscript evidence, ancient versions, and restoration by textual criticism.
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) Across Minuscule Manuscripts: Distribution and Scribal Decisions
The minuscule manuscripts show that John 7:53–8:11 spread widely, yet their omissions, transpositions, and annotations expose persistent scribal doubt.
Why Does Matthew 16:4 Read “The Sign of Jonah” Rather Than “The Sign of Jonah the Prophet”?
Matthew 16:4 originally read “the sign of Jonah”; “the prophet” is a later scribal clarification and likely a harmonization to Matthew 12:39.
Why Does Leviticus 9:7 Say “for the People” Instead of “for Your Household”?
Leviticus 9:7 originally reads “for the people,” not “for your household.” The Septuagint reflects a secondary harmonization to Leviticus 16.
What Does the Bible Really Say About Snake Handling?
The Bible does not command snake handling. It condemns testing Jehovah and shows serpent protection as exceptional, not a worship practice.
Matthew 15:18–19: Haplography, the Heart, and the Original Wording of the Saying
Matthew 15:18–19 preserves Jesus’ teaching that defilement comes from the heart, and the omission in a few witnesses arose through haplography.
Scribal Traditions and the Faithful Transmission of the Hebrew Scripture
How Israel’s scribal schools, priestly custodians, and Masoretic guardians preserved the Old Testament through disciplined manuscript transmission.
Debating the Ending of Romans: A Textual Analysis
A documentary analysis of Romans’ ending shows chapter 16 is authentic, verse 24 is secondary, and the doxology belongs after 16:23.
