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All About the Bible New Testament. April 25, 2010. Variations?. Over 200,000! pa,nta diV auvtou/ evge,neto( kai. cwri.j auvtou/ evge,neto ouvde. e[n or ouvde.[n o] ge,gonen Only 400 places = ½ of 1%. Homer (Iliad). When written – 900 B.C. Earliest Copy – 400 B.C. Time Span – 500 years
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All About the BibleNew Testament April 25, 2010
Variations? • Over 200,000! • pa,nta diV auvtou/ evge,neto( kai. cwri.j auvtou/ evge,neto ouvde. e[norouvde.[n o] ge,gonen • Only 400 places = ½ of 1%
Homer (Iliad) • When written – 900 B.C. • Earliest Copy – 400 B.C. • Time Span – 500 years • Number of copies - 643
New Testament • When written – 40-100 A.D. • Earliest Copy – 125 A.D. • Time Span – 25 years • Number of copies – 24,633
Mark 9:1 And he said to them, "I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."
Luke 21:32 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
Luke 21:20 When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.
Rylands Fragment P52
Chester Beaty Papyrus