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On the Reliability of the Old Testament K. A. Kitchen
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This is why my books are packed to the gills with references to Scripture to buttress the points I seek to make. Many of the challenges that we face come down to this – questions about the reliability of the Biblical accounts. Jesus affirmed that God created the world (Mk. In light of all the recent discussion surrounding the Bible TV show on the history channel, I thought it would be good to discuss the reliability of the Old Testament. As we begin to look at the reliability of the text of the Old Testament, I want first to acknowledge the problems with which we must deal. How reliable are the copies that we do have? The reliability of the Bible is fundamental to the credibility of the Christian faith. What is the It is dated to 125 A.D. [1]; The oldest extant manuscript we have of the entire New Testament is Codex Sinaiticus which also contains portions of the Old Testament. Before we can discuss the reliability of the Old Testament, we need to ask whether ancient civilizations even cared about recording history. Can the Old Testament really be trusted? Your wife tells you to clean the kitchen and she finds you wiping off your copy of On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Those who know me are aware that I firmly hold that the Bible is fully reliable, fully inspired, and fully authoritative. All Christian doctrines, including the doctrine of the Bible as the Word of God, are based on the Bible.