The first century Christians did not have what we know today as new testament ...?

Question

So we can say that the new testament is not the truth?

Answer 1

The new testatment was written during the first century. In fact, parts of it weren't written until the 2nd century or possibly even the third century. The new testament wasn't canonized until the fourth century!

If you research the new testament as historical texts and treat them the way other texts from that time period are treated, you'll find lots of interesting things. I personally find the works of Bart Ehrman to be most credible, but I'm not deeply religious, and I know that many deeply religious Christians will be troubled by what he has to say. In the sources below I provide a link to a transcript of a debate between Professor Ehrman and Dr. William Craig that is one attempt to present both sides one of the most controversial claims of the new testament -- the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Answer 2

Not really. The first century Christians were being taught by some of the teachers who later are attributed with the books of the New Testament. Most notable among these was Paul. His letters to the Christians in many places make up the bulk of the New Testament books!

Answer 3

Hi friend
The Bilbe is basiclly a history book. The New Testament is a history book about the first century Christians so how could they have known about it?
They used the old testament to prove the Christ was the Son of God and what God's will was. Jesus used it extensivally to make Hi father's name known[ ps 83:18 - Isahah 42:8]
Hope I helped

Answer 4

Primarily, the 1st Century Christians had the Apostles (Jews) to teach them. They would teach the Old Testament relating all the ways Jesus fulfilled the promises for a Messiah. As the churches spread they shared the letters from the Apostles and the New Testament comes primarily from those letters. (Example: Paul's letters were written from the 50's -60's C.E.) Tha actual colation of the letters and Gospels came much later.

Answer 5

The first century Christians are the ones who wrote down what we now know as the New Testament. They lived the truth and wrote it down so we would all know.

Answer 6

One doesn't follow from the other. There's nothing mandating that only those scriptures written and available for the Christians of the first century were God-inspired. For that matter, there's nothing mandating that scriptures written today couldn't, one day, be considered God-breathed and added to the canon -- but the canon has been fixed for centuries now and shows no signs of changing, minus another Protestant Reformation. (They ditched a bunch of books that the Catholics still use.)

Now, one *could* make an argument that the lack of written New Testament scriptures in the first century strikes at the heart of the Protestant doctrine of "sola scriptura," but that's not what you asked about. ;-)

Cheers!

Answer 7

When Jesus referred to the Scriptures, he was talking about the Old Testament because that is all what there was at the time. The old testament has a lot of Prophecies that were fulfilled and told at the New Testament. For example the arrival and the life and death of Jesus. The new Testament is true indeed. Written by eyewitnesses of the miracles of Jesus,. they traveled with Him, they ate with Him, they were taught by Him.

the bible is the truth. It is God's life manual for us, written by humans but inspired by God. Do not make mistake about that.

Answer 8

Everything that really needs to be said of Christ is in the old testament.

The young churches had the first person accounts of the disciples, who saw and testified.
Talk about understanding all that happened they were there!

These wrote letters and these letters are from the first person all with in 80years of the events.
The Last book Revelations was written by John who wrote the Gospel of John 80 and before his death.

So yea we have all the letters (books) of the new testament, but to have had Peter, or John or Luke there speaking to you would have been far better than what we have!

Answer 9

The New Testament is based on the ideas and beliefs of some 1st an . 2nd century Christians.But we know that other ideas existed at the time that were not included, and some parts of the bible were included well after others.

Answer 10

I really don't understand your logic. God provided us the Prophets who wrote the New Testament. Some were persecuted somewhat like Jesus but were not Crucified. Paul lost his head because of his writings which were after the first century. So were others so how do you come up with any logic to your statement?