Any part of the human body can only be explained in reference to the whole body. And any part of the Bible can only be properly explained in reference to the whole Bible.
F. F. BruceThe variant readings about which any doubt remains among textual critics of the New Testament affect no material question of historic fact or of Christian faith and practice
F. F. BruceThe historicity of Christ is as axiomatic for an unbiased historian as the historicity of Julius Caesar.
F. F. BruceThere is no body of ancient literature in the world which enjoys such a wealth of good textual attestation as the New Testament.
F. F. BruceThe evidence for our New Testament writings is ever so much greater than the evidence for many writings of classical authors, the authenticity of which no one dreams of questioning. And if the New Testament were a collection of secular writings, their authenticity would generally be regarded as beyond all doubt.
F. F. Bruce