GOD EXAMINED
Updates & Additions

What’s new

A running log of what’s been added to the case — new studies, timelines, confirmations, and analyses, newest first.

October 2026
New

The manuscript gap, drawn to one scale

For each Gospel, how long after it was written our earliest surviving copy appears — set against the rest of antiquity. John to P52 is about one lifetime; Caesar, Tacitus and Herodotus wait 700–1,400 years. Four linked timelines from Jesus to the manuscripts, with an at-a-glance infographic.

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September 2026
New study

Verifying the New Testament writers, one by one

Nine named writers, the same fair questions for each: was he there, did he speak to those who were, and did the earliest church back him up? Where authorship is debated, we say so. Individual dossiers for Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Peter, James, Jude, and Hebrews.

See how each writer is verified →
September 2026
Archaeology

The Bible confirmed in stone

The Tier-A finds that anchor the text to the ground — the Tel Dan Stele naming the “House of David,” the Pilate Stone naming the governor who condemned Jesus, and the Pool of Siloam found exactly where John 9:7 places it. Often confirmed by the Bible’s own enemies.

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August 2026
Prophecy

Daniel’s timeline — chapters 9, 11 and 12

Daniel 9 named the year of the Messiah’s anointing and crucifixion centuries in advance, carbon-dated in the Dead Sea Scrolls to before Jesus arrived. A close reading of the prophetic timeline and the two honest ways to date it.

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August 2026
Prophecy

Psalm 22 — a portrait of crucifixion, 500 years early

Pierced hands and feet, counted bones, divided garments, and the crimson worm (tola’ath) — a Hebrew poem describing the mechanics of a Roman execution five centuries before crucifixion was invented.

Read the portrait →
July 2026
Hebrew

Genesis 5: the gospel hidden in a genealogy

Read in order, the meanings of the ten Hebrew names from Adam to Noah spell a sentence: “Man is appointed mortal sorrow; but the Blessed God shall come down teaching that His death shall bring the despairing rest.” The full word-by-word analysis.

Read the analysis →
July 2026
Reference

Every source, quoted and in MLA

The backbone of the Summary, sourced: each claim traced to its primary source, quoted verbatim and cited in MLA, with honest flags where a popular statistic is overstated.

Open the sources →
June 2026
Manuscripts

How the Bible compares to the rest of antiquity

Every ancient text ranked by surviving manuscripts — with the honest breakdown of what the famous “25,000 copies” figure really counts, and why the Bible is still the best-attested work of the ancient world.

See the leaderboard →
June 2026
Measured results

The best are believers: a census of elite athletes’ faith

A player-by-player census of 596 elite athletes across five leagues and their coaches. Of those who state a religion, 93% are Christian — 97% among NFL starting quarterbacks. Every athlete listed.

See the census →