Netowrk+ Exam

For those out there that know people who will be taking the new Network+ exam. As long as they study for it, they will do well on it. I passed the exam, toward the end of last year. I found the test to be easier than I thought it would be.

Nakwana Leofman

More Than A Carpenter: Chapter 4

Well, I finally found where I placed the book, More Than A Carpenter. In chapter 4, Josh McDowell believes that the New Testament has “more evidence for the reliability than for almost any ten pieces of classical literature” (McDowell, p. 47). Then He goes into the criteria by which historical documents are tested for their reliability. These three tests include the Bibliographical test, Internal Evidence test, and the External Evidence test. The Bibliographical test is the examination of the textual transmissions of the documents that we now read or “in other words, not having the original documents, how reliable are the copies we have in regard to the number of manuscripts” (McDowell, p. 47). Then Josh states that the New Testament has more manuscript copies than any of the classical literature. Although the Iliad is second in the amount of manuscript copies, it is not even close to the number of manuscript copies the New Testament has. The second test, Internal Evidence examines the words of the author to determine if the text of the author is reliable, which Josh says is. The third test, External Evidence is the examination of other historical texts to see if they backup the manuscripts copies, which they do. In fact, one archaeologist, Sir William Ramsey changed his mind because of what he found in his studies of the Acts and Luke. I encourage you all to read the Josh McDowell’s book, More Than A Carpenter for a more detailed account. McDowell, Josh. More Than A Carpenter . United States of America: Tyndale House: Publishers, 1973