There is a gap of about 20 years between Jesus and the first writings about him. Why is this? (2 options)

people back then were an oral society, not literary, people back then thought the memory was more reliable than written records

Historical studies have revealed that the New Testament copies we have today are...

95% accurate, with 4% grammatical errors, 1% different word same meaning

The theory of 'multiple attestation' says the New Testament is more trustworthy because...

it contains multiple independent sources who agree with each other

The New Testament is...

The 27 manuscripts about Jesus written by many different authors, The writings that explain how the Old Testament promises are fulfilled

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1
Historians view the Gospels accounts of Jesus (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) as what type of writing or genre?
Ancient biography
Legend or folktale
Government documents
Fictional story or novel
2
Christians back then used 'creeds' or memorised sayings/songs to remember key events, for example First Corinthians...
Chapter 16 verses 1-6
Chapter 13 verses 1-6
Chapter 15 verses 1-6
Chapter 14 verses 1-6
3
There is a gap of about 20 years between Jesus and the first writings about him. Why is this? (2 options)
All of the above
people couldn't be bothered writing stuff down
people back then were an oral society, not literary
people back then thought the memory was more reliable than written records
4
Historical studies have revealed that the New Testament copies we have today are...
98% accurate, with 1% grammatical errors, 1% different word same meaning
85% accurate, with 10% grammatical errors, 5% different word same meaning
95% accurate, with 4% grammatical errors, 1% different word same meaning
90% accurate, with 6% grammatical errors, 4% different word same meaning
5
The theory of 'multiple attestation' says the New Testament is more trustworthy because...
it's written by one person who was very well known
it contains multiple independent sources who agree with each other
it's written by people who were well-respected by everyone
all ancient sources agree with all that is written in the New Testament
6
The New Testament is...
The book about Jesus written by one person
The writings that replace the now-redundant Old Testament
The 27 manuscripts about Jesus written by many different authors
The writings that explain how the Old Testament promises are fulfilled
7
Historians look for agreement between historical sources, because all historical sources have a certain bias, including:
All of the above
nationalistic bias
religious or anti-religious bias
personal reputation bias

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