Dating Evidence shows we can trust the Bible Record with Paul Tovell

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: The Biblical eye witness evidence is extremely valuable. From those who saw it for themselves we can have confidence in what took place. All of these events help to increase our faith with this special book, with the evidence behind it. We need to listen to the message about the Lord Jesus and God’s plan for the earth. [Inspiring] In this thought-provoking and wonderfully revealing presentation, we dive deep into the dating evidence that shows we can truly trust the Bible record. From the earliest New Testament manuscripts (like the John Rylands fragment) to the stunning internal clues hidden within the text itself, we uncover why the Scriptures stand utterly unique among all ancient documents. This insightful and expositional study examines how the Old Testament prophecies—written centuries before Christ—were already translated into Greek in the Septuagint before Jesus was even born. We then explore the New Testament’s own internal logic, proving that the Gospels and Acts were written within the lifetime of eyewitnesses. The outcome is outstanding: the Bible is no late legend but a reliable, historically grounded revelation from God. Join us as we build your confidence in the Word of God! **Chapters** 00:00 – Introduction: Can We Trust the Bible’s Dating? 00:35 – Why Some Try to Discredit the Bible (Prophecy & Myth) 01:43 – The Earliest New Testament Manuscript (John Rylands Fragment) 03:01 – Comparing the New Testament to Other Ancient Texts 04:18 – The ‘Gap’ Issue: Eyewitnesses vs. Late Copies 06:29 – Old Testament Prophecies: Were They Written After Christ? 08:03 – The Septuagint: Proof the Old Testament Existed Before Jesus 11:25 – Prophecies Fulfilled: Micah, Isaiah, Jeremiah & More 12:28 – Internal Evidence: Dating the Book of Acts 15:15 – Why Acts Must Have Been Written Before AD 62 18:13 – Dating the Gospel of Luke (Before AD 54) 21:51 – Dating the Gospel of Matthew (Before AD 61) 25:08 – Dating the Gospel of John (Before AD 70) 28:15 – Even Earlier: Mark and the Urgent Need for Written Gospels 31:19 – Papias and Scholarly Arguments for an Early Mark 33:32 – The Two-Generation Eyewitness Window 34:20 – 1 Corinthians 15: “Go Ask the Eyewitnesses” 35:38 – Conclusion: Early Dating Strengthens Our Faith **Bible Verse Category** 📖 Micah 5:2 – Prophecy of Bethlehem as the ruler’s birthplace 📖 Isaiah 7:14 – The virgin shall conceive and bear Immanuel 📖 Jeremiah 23:5 – A righteous Branch from David’s line 📖 John 3:16 – God’s only begotten Son 📖 John 5:32-36 – Jesus appeals to John the Baptist’s witness 📖 Acts 28:30-31 – Paul preaching freely under house arrest 📖 1 Timothy 5:18 & Luke 10:7 – “The labourer is worthy of his reward” 📖 2 Corinthians 8:18 – The brother whose praise is in the gospel 📖 Matthew 21:43 – Kingdom taken from Israel 📖 Matthew 22:7 – The king burns their city (prophecy of AD 70) 📖 Hebrews 11:17 – Abraham offered his only begotten son 📖 2 Timothy 3:15-16 – Scripture inspired by God 📖 1 Corinthians 15:6 – Over 500 eyewitnesses, most still alive **Tags** Bible dating evidence, trust the Bible, New Testament manuscripts, Septuagint, biblical archaeology, Christian apologetics, Christadelphians, Bible prophecy, eyewitness testimony, gospel dating, John Rylands fragment, internal evidence of Scripture, reliability of the Bible, Old Testament prophecies of Jesus, when were the gospels written, Acts of the Apostles dating, Paul’s letters, historical Jesus, manuscript evidence, ancient texts compared, inspiration of Scripture We are a Christadelphian team, Brothers and sisters of Christ, and we're passionate about delivering powerful, Scripture-based content to strengthen and inspire your faith journey. If this presentation resonated with you, help spread the encouragement—share it with a friend today! ************ This video was produced by the ChristadelphianVideo.org project, arranged and supported by Christadelphians worldwide. ** ChristadelphianVideo.org ** Main site: https://cdvideo.org/ NEW ON CHRISTADELPHIANVIDEO.ORG! You can follow us online at some of our other services.. #1 Our Main site... https://cdvideo.org #2 Our podcast on Podbean... https://cdvideo.org/spotify #3 Our podcast on Apple...https://cdvideo.org/podcast-apple #4 Our podcast on Anchor...https://cdvideo.org/truth-talk #5 Our facebook...https://facebook.com/OpenBibles #6 Our Whats App... https://cdvideo.org/WhatsApp #7 Our Instagram... https://cdvideo.org/Instagram #8 Our X... https://cdvideo.org/x #9 Our YouTube Channel... https://cdvideo.org/@christadelphians #10 Our Audio site Scripturescribe.com... https://cdvideo.org/mp3 #11 https://youtube.com/@Christadelphians?sub_confirmation=1 #12 Our Substack https://thebiblestandard.substack.com/ #Christadelphianvideo #thebiblechannel #christadelphianstalk #Christadelphians #bible #openbible #Gospeltruth #gospel #Christadelphian #truth #podcast #discoverthebible #cdvideo