1. All About the Bible New Testament
April 25, 2010

2. Variations?
Over 200,000!
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Only 400 places = ½ of 1%

3. Homer (Iliad) When written – 900 B.C. Earliest Copy – 400 B.C.
Time Span – 500 years
Number of copies - 643

4. New Testament When written – 40-100 A.D. Earliest Copy – 125 A.D.
Time Span – 25 years
Number of copies – 24,633

5. 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."

6. Luke 21:32
I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

7. Luke 21:20
When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.

8. Rylands
Fragment
P52

9. Chester Beaty
Papyrus

10. Bodmer Papyrus