8:32 misspoke - meant to say "anyone who is certain God DOES NOT exist."
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Ancient Writing in comparison to New Testament Writings
Author
Date Written
Earliest Copy
Approximate Time Span between original & copy
Number of Copies
Accuracy of Copies
Lucretius
died 55 or 53 B.C.
1100 yrs
2
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Plato
427-347 B.C.
A.D. 900
1200 yrs
7
----
Herodotus
480-425 B.C.
A.D. 900
1300 yrs
8
----
Herodotus
480-425 B.C.
A.D. 900
1300 yrs
8
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Aristophanes
450-385 B.C.
A.D. 900
1200
10
----
Caesar
100-44 B.C.
A.D. 900
1000
10
----
Tacitus
circa A.D. 100
A.D. 1100
1000 yrs
20
----
Aristotle
384-322 B.C.
A.D. 1100
1400
49
----
Sophocles
496-406 B.C.
A.D. 1000
1400 yrs
193
----
Homer (Iliad)
900 B.C.
400 B.C.
500 yrs
643
95%
New Testament
1st Cent. A.D. (A.D. 50-100)
2nd Cent. A.D.
(c. A.D. 130 f.)
less than 100 years
5600
99.5%
