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Re: He has it all figured out! Thank God for Googl
How to know that the texts of the New Testament, Mark and John and Revelation, and etc. were written to and for a 1st century audience? Real simple:
1.) They were written in the 1st century
2.) They were written in the lingua franca of the 1st century
3.) They reference events that took place in the 1st century
4.) They contain geographical, demographical, and historical elements that trace to the 1st century
5.) The cast of characters that they contain are all 1st century people
6.) They were disseminated in the 1st century
7.) They were copied and preserved in the 1st century
8.) They were used as evangelistical tools in the 1st century
9.) They were recognized and quoted as authoritative in the 1st century
10.) The intended audience who first read them lived in the 1st century
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