Can you believe the New Testament?
Conclusion
Dr. Archer a renown linguistic mastering more than 30
languages and a specialist in biblical criticism, gave a
modest description of his qualifications:
"As an undergraduate at Harvard, I was fascinated by
apologetics and biblical evidences; so I labored to obtain a
knowledge of the languages and cultures that have any
bearing on biblical scholarship. As a classics major in
college, I received training in Latin and Greek, also in
French and German. At seminary I majored in Hebrew, Aramaic,
and Arabic; and in post-graduate years I became involved in
Syriac and Akkadian, to the extent of teaching elective
courses in each of these subjects. Earlier, during my final
two years of high school, I had acquired a special interest
in Middle Kingdom Egyptian studies, which was furthered as I
later taught courses in this field. At the Oriental
Institute in Chicago, I did specialized study in Eighteenth
Dynasty historical records and also studied Coptic and
Sumerian. Combined with this work in ancient languages was a
full course of training at law school, after which I was
admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1939. This gave me a
thorough grounding in the field of legal evidences."
We can conclude with Dr. Archer's words:
"As I have dealt with one apparent discrepancy after another
and have studied the alleged contradictions between the
biblical record and the evidence of linguistics,
archaeology, or science, my confidence in the
trustworthiness of Scripture has been repeatedly verified
and strengthened by the discovery that almost every problem
in Scripture that has ever been discovered by man, from
ancient times until now, has been dealt with in a completely
satisfactory manner by the biblical text itself-or else by
objective archaeological information. The deductions that
may be validly drawn from ancient Egyptian, Sumerian, or
Akkadian documents all harmonize with the biblical record;
and no properly trained evangelical scholar has anything to
fear from the hostile arguments and challenges of humanistic
rationalists or detractors of any and every persuasion…
There is a good and sufficient answer in Scripture itself to
refute every charge that has ever been leveled against it.
But this is only to be expected from the kind of book the
Bible asserts itself to be, the inscripturation of the
infallible, inerrant Word of the Living God."
Archer, Gleason L. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 1982, p. 12.
Question: What is your verdict about the New
Testament?
Your answer:
May I encourage you to read these fantastic books found in
the New Testament.
Who inspired these books?
2 Tim 3:16 "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in righteousness." NKJV
Who can make its words come alive to you?
John 16:13 "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will
guide you into all truth." NIV
Why don't you ask His guidance now and open the pages
revealing God's outstanding offer to you.
"Father, I come to you with a humble heart, asking for your
guidance. I am so confused about what is the truth. As you
inspired the authors of the New Testament, I ask you to
inspire me and fill me with your Holy Spirit. Open the
meaning of your Holy Book to me and help me getting to know
you better. Thank you Father.
In Jesus' name. Amen"
