Author Topic: Earliest known copy of a portion of New Testament found in Egypt (Read 1058 times)

XR-7 · January 22, 2015, 02:25:42 PM

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Using three methods of dating, this portion of Mark's Gospel is the earliest known copy of the New Testament being from 80-90 A.D., and also the first New Testament finding from the first century. If the dating is correct, this finding makes it tougher to prove that the New Testament is "not accurate" due to being too far from the events that took place. It's almost like someone writing something today about an event occurring in the 1960s.

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Steve5451� · January 22, 2015, 02:34:22 PM

Is the text any different?

blockguy� · January 22, 2015, 02:34:45 PM

that's actually really cool

XR-7 · January 22, 2015, 02:37:28 PM

Quote from: Steve5451� on January 22, 2015, 02:34:22 PM

Is the text any different?

I don't know. I'm assuming if they were able to identify it as the Gospel of Mark on discovery, it must be at least similar as well as written in its original language.

otto-san · January 22, 2015, 04:11:35 PM

cool. if nothing else, i think we can all agree that this is a super-neat historical piece

Frequency · January 22, 2015, 04:12:52 PM

Historical finds are always neat, no matter what you believe.

Nonnel · January 22, 2015, 04:14:34 PM

Jesus better not have had a stuff little beard like that

BassCrossMegaman1 · January 22, 2015, 04:27:10 PM

neat, i always like hearing about historical artifacts, especially religious ones, being found

Badger · January 22, 2015, 04:30:35 PM

Alternat�ve · January 22, 2015, 04:45:20 PM

Cortunix� · January 22, 2015, 04:46:11 PM

Quote from: blockguy� on January 22, 2015, 02:34:45 PM

that's actually really cool