Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 1067 Claiming that the Bible is God’s Word is one thing; demonstrating that it speaks truth is another. In an age of scepticism, many ask: “How can you trust a book written thousands of years ago? How do you know it hasn’t been corrupted? What evidence supports its claims?” These are fair questions, and…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 1082 For centuries, sceptics dismissed much of the Bible as myth and legend. They claimed that people groups mentioned in Scripture never existed, that cities described were fictional, and that events recorded were invented. Then the archaeologists got to work. Time and again, the spade has confirmed what Scripture recorded, silencing critics and strengthening…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 1111 When people learn that we possess over 5,800 Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, they often wonder why so many of these early witnesses survive only as fragments. Why do we have pieces of papyrus with just a few verses rather than complete books? The answer takes us into the ancient world of…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 1113 The eternal Word of God came to us through very earthly materials. When prophets recorded divine revelation and apostles penned their letters, they used whatever writing surfaces were available in their day. Understanding these materials helps us appreciate both the humanity of Scripture’s transmission and the remarkable preservation of texts across millennia. Papyrus:…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 1134 We live in a religiously diverse world. Many religions claim to possess sacred scriptures: Islam has the Quran, Hinduism has the Vedas and Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism has the Pali Canon, Mormonism has the Book of Mormon. What makes the Bible different? Is it simply our book as Christians, no more objectively authoritative than…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 60042 This is a question that sceptics love to raise. If Jesus said that not one stone would be left upon another, how is it that the Western Wall—also called the Wailing Wall—is still standing in Jerusalem today? Did Jesus get it wrong? Was His prophecy a failure? The answer lies in understanding exactly…
Reading Time: 8 minutesQuestion 8015 The Bible speaks clearly about giants existing in ancient times. The Hebrew word נְפִילִים (Nephilim) appears in Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33, and these were real, physical beings that walked the earth. But were they genuinely historical, or are we reading ancient mythology? Let’s examine what Scripture actually says and what evidence supports…