Connecting Point: Outside Evidence

The winning side in a court case usually has the

preponderance of evidence on its side: eyewitness testimony, clear detail of either innocence or guilt, and corroborating

evidence and exhibits all assist the jury to determine its

decision. We hope that truth comes to the surface. But,

speculation is only guesswork. “Truth,” said Stephen Vincent Bennet, “is a hard dear to hunt.”

The New Testament Gospels have outside support from history itself. In fact, accurate accounts had been building within the Greek culture for more than 300 years. This fact provides much credibility to claims of the Gos...