tapestry of new testament history
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Tapestry of the New
TestamentHow “Undesigned Coincidences” Support the
Historicity of the New Testament accounts
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
- Luke 3:1-2
“It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and
you are going to raise
it in three days?”- John 2:20
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Luke 23:2-4
Luke 23:2-4
Luke 23:2-4
John 18:33-36“My Kingdom is
not of this world”
Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things … I too decided to
write an orderly account for you, most excellent
Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the
things you have been taught. – Luke 1:1-4
As they were coming down
from the mountain, He gave them orders
not to relate to anyone what
they had seen, until the Son of Man rose
from the dead -Mark 9:9
Jesus to Philip:“Where are we to buy
bread so that these people
may eat?”
Tacitus
Claudius Expels Jews from Rome
Acts 18
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