The writings were
circulated when they were written.
What was written could be easily verified or proven false. |
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The enemies of Jesus could
immediately point out any error. |
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The New Testament was written by
eye-witnesses.
These men were involved in the events
of First Century history. |
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Writings of Apostolic
Fathers
These men were not apostles. They
were men who wrote from 90 AD to 160 AD. |
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They knew
the apostles or studied under men
who knew the apostles. |
| They believed the New
Testament writings were true! |
| Their purpose was to
encourage the church to be faithful in the face of persecution. |
| They quoted from
nearly every book of the New Testament. |
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Well-known Apostolic Fathers |
| Ignatius, Clement of
Rome and Barnabas (not the Barnabas of the Bible) |
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