“We have more and earlier manuscript evidence about the person of Jesus Christ than we do anyone else in the ancient world – including Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great.”- Daniel B. Wallace.
“If you took all the manuscripts for the new testament it would be over a mile high.” – Daniel B. Wallace
Written history of Jesus compared to others in the same time period:
- Jesus – 25 years after his death (1 Corinthians)
- Alexander the Great – earliest work was 300 years after his death
- Buddha – 300-500 years after his death
- Emperor Tiberius – 80+ years after his death
