සාධාරණ සැකයෙන් එහා by Our Daily Bread Ministries

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

The Truth of the Bible

DENNIS MOLES

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udfoaj Or®u úoHd,fhka Wmdêh iu;aùug b;d wdikakj ;sìh° wjqre≥ 80 la jQ uf.a iShdf.ka

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;sfnkjd' th weish hq;= flfkla ud oek isáfha keye' mq;d ug uf.a nhsn,h úYajdi ls¯ug

mqΩjkao@ ta lshkafka uu bx.%Sis niska lshjk uf.a nhsn,h" ug mjikafka Y=oaO nhsn,fha uq,a msgmf;a i|ykaj ;snQ fohuo@ wm fofokd w;r l;d ny wjika jk úg uf.a iShd fmr isáhdg jvd fyd| l%sia;shdks wfhla jqkd hehs ug mejish fkdyel' tmuKlao fkdj thska miqj

Tyq ;=< foúhkajykafia ms<sn|j" fhaiqiajykafia ms<sn|j tfia ke;skï Y=oaO nhsn,h ms<sn|j ;snQ ishÆ ielhka fyda .egΩ j,ska Tyq ksoyiaj isáfhao ke;' tfy;a Tyqf.a weoys,a,g wod, tla jeo.;a lreKla ms<sn|j Tyq jvd;a oekqj;aj isáfhah' fuu l=vd fmd;a msxp ;=<ska Y=oaO nhsn,h iïnkaOj Tng we;s iEu .egΩjlgu fyda ielhlgu ms<s;=re fkd,eîug mqΩjk' tfy;a fuu fmd;a msxp ,shd we;af;a Tn th lshjk úg uf.a iShd oekqj;ajQ wdldrfhkau

Tn;a Y=oaO nhsn,h úYajdikSh .%ka:hla nj ;yjqre lr.kq we; hk n,dfmdfrd;a;=j iys;jh'

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Beyond Reasonable Doubt - Sinhala Language

Translator: Chrisantha De Silva

Managing Editor: J. R. Hudberg; Cover Design : Terry Bidgood; Cover Image: Terry Bidgood; Interior Design: Steve Gier; Interior Images (p.1) Terry Bidgood; (p.5) Cintia Martins/stock.xchng; (p;7) David Ritter/Stock.xchng; (p15) Ricardo Liberato/CCA Wikipedia; (p.19) Terry Bidgood; (p25 123dan321/stock.xchng; (p31) Jean Carmeiro/stock.xchng

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úYajdi l< yelso@

§ug ysf;kafka uf.a weoys,a, ke;sfõ.k hkjd lsh,hs¶ hkqfjka

ueflkais mjihs' úYaj úoHd,fha fojk jifr® bf.kqu ,nñka isák ueflkais wka;r® jdr ksjdvqjlg ;u ksjig meñK isá w;r weh ;u ysgmq ;reK ix.ï kdhl fg¯ iuÛ fldams mdkh lrñka isáhdh' §úoHd,fha m<uq jir wdrïNfha° jf.a uf.a fï ielhka u;=jkakg jqkd' fï jkúg th jvd;a krl w;g ye¯ ;sfnkjd' uu álla jeämqr hdÉC|d lr jeäfhka nhsn,h lshjqjfyd;a tajd ke;sù hdú hehs uu is;=jd' tfy;a th tfia is≥ jQfha keye' uu l=ula l< hq;=oehs ugu f;afrkafka keye¶

úoHd úfYaI Wmdêhla yodrk ueflkais" m%{djka; yd wruqKla we;s uejqïlrefjl= isà

hkak iel ls¯ug fkdyels ;rï úYajh ;=< buy;a ixlSr®K;djka yd ishqï ie,iqï olskakSh' weh ;ju;a foúhkajykafia .ek úYajdi lrk kuq;a Y=oaO nhsn,h mjik foa iuÛ

fmdrne≥jdh' fuu úYajfha ksr®udKlrejdKka ms<sn|j meye†,s m%;srEmhla ,nd °ug Y=oaO nhsn,hg yels o hkak ms<sn|j wehg ksiel njla fkdùh' uE;° úoHd idys;Hh ms<sn| wehf.a tla uydpdr®hjrfhl= i;s folla mqrd Tjqka iu.

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mdGud,dfõ fuu fldgfia ° uydpdr®hjrhd

Y=oaO nhsn,fha úYajdikSh;ajh yd tys

wjHdc;ajh wNsfhda.hg ,lals¯u i|yd Ndú;d l< m%ldYkhka ;=kla wehf.a is; mSvdjg m;a lr ;sì◊(

§Y=oaO nhsn,h ft;sydisl jYfhka ksjer† nj úYajdi ls¯ug jeo.;a ft;sydisl fyda mqrdúoHd;aulj ;yjqre l< idÈs yuqù ke;'¶

§Y=oaO nhsn,fha ksrjoH nj ms<sn| m%ldYhka ;yjqre ls¯ug fm!rd◊l iy wyUq iqkanqka

lsysmhla yereKq fldg lsis≥ ,sÅ; idlaIshla fkdue;'¶

§kQ;k úoHdj uÛska Y=oaO nhsn,h ienE iy

úYajdikSh f,i ms<s.ekSu l< fkdyelalla njg m;a lr ;sfí'¶

§tuksid ud l=ula l< hq;=o@ Y=oaO nhsn,h iuÛ fujeks fndfyda .egΩ ;sfnk úg udyg th wLKavj úYajdi l< yelsjkafka flfiao@¶ hkqfjka ueflkais wjidk jYfhka mejiqjdh'

weoys,a, ms<sn| ieu fmdrne°ulau wdrïNjkafka tlu ia:dkfhka fkdfõ' fndfyda fokd nhsn,h iel lrkafka Tjqkag tys i|yka wdYapr®hu;a l%shd úoHdfõ h:dr®:hka iuÛska ú.%y l< fkdyels ksidh' iuyre iel lrkafka ls;=kqjkaf.a „ú; ;=< Tjqka olsk pxp,Ndjhka ksidh' ;j;a wh wm f,dalh ;=< mj;sk ishÆ kmqr iy fõokdj ;=< ish,a,kag fm%Au lrk ir®jn,Od¯ foú flfkl= ms<sn| woyi f;areï .ekSug fkdyels ksid iel lr;s'

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ielfha is;sú,s j,g m%;spdr oelaùug fg¯g yels úhyel' tfy;a Y=oaO nhsn,hg ielfha jdish

°ug wlue;s wh i|yd jk ms<s;=r l=ulao@ tjeks whg fuh my; i|yka m%ldYhka ;=<ska ta;a;= .ekaùug yels jkq we;ao@

Y=oaO nhsn,h Rcqju wjxlh( tys i|yka jk l;dj, isák whf.a iodpdrd;aul iy wd;añl miqnEï tys fkdiÛjd jdr®;d lr ;sfí' tjeks wjxl;ajhla jeo.;afõ' ;u

mqoa.,hska ^úfYaIfhka idka;=jreka& fyda Tjqka ms<sn| l;d Wiia ia:dkhl ;nd l:d ls¯u i;ap˙;dm∞k (Hagiography) f,i ye¢kafõ'

mjqf,a whf.a" ñ;=rkaf.a fyda lKavdhfï wh ms<sn| buy;a wmyiq;djhg m;a lrjk iqΩ jdr®;djka we;=,;a ls¯u tys we;s i;HNdjh úoyd oelaùula f,i ie,lsh yel'

fhaiqiajykafia Y=oaO nhsn,h wkqu; l<fial( mrK .súiqu

idudkH cd;sl b;sydihla fyda wd.ñl ñ:Hdjla fkdjk

nj Wkajykafia úYajdi lrk nj fhaiqiajykafia meye†,sju m%ldY l<fial ^uf;õ 4(1-11· 5(17-19&' Y=oaO ,shú,s ;uka ms<sn|j i|yka lrk nj;a tajdfha i|yka l;d foúhkajykafiaf.a fm%auh iy meñfKkakg isá fuishiajykafia ms<sn|j m%ldY lrk nj;a Wkajykafia úYajdi l<fial ^fhdyka 5(39-40&' th idudkH ukqIHh mqia;lhla muKla fkdjk nj Y=oaO nhsn,h ;=<skau úia;r lr fokq ,nhs( tys i∞ld,sl n,mEu mokïù

we;af;a th lshjk mdGlhkaf.a woyia ;=<

fkdj th tA .eku lrk m%ldYkhka ;=<h ^2 ;sfuda;s 3(16" 2 fma;Dia 1(16-21&'

Y=oaO nhsn,h i;H yd úYajdikSh nj ms<s.kakd wh Y=oaO ,shú,s ;=< we;s fuu .=Kdx.

úYajdi ls¯ug fm<fU;s' fufia Tjqkaf.a woyi ikd: ls¯ug Y=oaO nhsn,h ;=<skau idCIs Ndú;d ls¯fuka lrkq ,nk ;r®lhka §wNHhka;r

idCIs¶ f,i y∫kajkq ,efí' fuu wNHka;r

idCIs fndfyda úg weoys,sjka;fhl=f.a úYajdih ;yjqre ls¯ug iu;ajk kuq;a iel lrk whg nhsn,h úYajdi l< yels nj tA;a;= .ekaùug tAjd fndfyda úg wfmdfydi;afõ' f;dr;=re oek .ekSfï m%Njhla f,i mqj;a m;a idjoH iy úYajdi l< fkdyels udOHhla hehs ueflkaisf.a uydpdr®hjrhd úYajdi lrkafkahehs wms is;uq' ueflkais fuu we.hqu iuÛ tlÛ fkdù mqj;am;a j, úYajdikSh;ajh ms<sn| hï ;r®lhla wNHka;r idÈs fndfyda úg weoys,sjka;fhl=f.a úYajdih ;yjqre ls¯ug iu;a jqjo nhsn,h úYajdi l< yels±hs iel lrk whg tA;a;= .ekaùug tAjd fndfyda úg wiu;afõ'

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f.dv ke.Sug W;aidy lrñka fufia m%ldY lf<a hehs is;uq' §ksõfhdala ghsïia

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ukao fuu ;r®lhka mokïù we;af;a wehf.a uydpdr®hjrhd iel lrk idlaIs m%Njhla u; ksidh'

ta wdldrhgu nhsn,h úYajdi lrk wh tys úYajdikSh;ajh Tmamq ls¯u i|yd wNHka;r idCIs muKla fhd∞ .;aúg iel lrk wfhla b†˙fha blaukska ;u úYajdikSh;ajh wysñlr .kq we;' wNHka;r idCISka j,xÛ= fkdue;s njla fuhska woyia fkdflfr®' ñka woyia jkafka Y=oaO ,shú,s j, úYajdikSh;ajh ms<sn|j iel lrk

iajNdjjd° f,dal oDIaGShla we;s úg iajNdjOr®ufha ¯;Ska fjkia lrk fyda lv lrk nhsn,fha l;d úYajdi ls¯u l< fkdyelsfõ' úoHd;aul l%uh hï;dla ≥rlg i;H uekne,Sug iu;a jk kuq;a i;H ±k.ekSug iy w;a±lSug we;s tlu l%uh th f,i wmg ;yjqre l<yelso@

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Y=oaO nhsn,h ms<sn| úYajdikSh;ajhg tfrysj ueflkaisf.a uydpdr®hjrhd úiska t,a, lrk ,o fpdaokdjka w;r fuu ldrKh b;d m%Odk ;ekla .kakd w;r thg .fõIKh l< hq;= oekqu iy i;Hh ms<sn| woyi we;=<;afõ' tkï wm fjfik f,dalfha we;s ´kEu fohla ms<sn|j oekqu jr®Okh lr.ekSug we;s jvd;au iq≥iq iy úYajdi l< yels l%uh jkafka úoHd;aul .fõIKhfõ hkak fndfyda úg m%Yak fkdlru Ndr.kq ,nk u;hhs' iuyre th mj;akd tlu úYajdikSh moku f,io mji;s' wmf.a wjfndaOh jeä †hqKq ls¯fï jeo.;a uOHhla f,i úoHd;aul .fõIKhka mej; wd njg fndfyda wh tlÛ jkq we;' tfy;a i;H fy<sorõ lr .ekSug we;s tlu fyda fyd|u udr®.h tho hkak ms<sn|j tlÛ fkdjk wjia:djkao ;sfí' úoHd;aulj Tmamq l<

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4' Wml,amkh m˙Èdjg m˙ÈKhla ie,iqï ls¯u'

5' Wml,amkh m˙Èd ls¯u'

6' Wml,amkh ms<s.ekSu fyda m%;sfÈam ls¯u' Wml,amkh m%;sfÈam jqjfyd;a th fjkia lr

m˙Èd l< hq;=fõ'

fkdyels wêfN!;sl yelshdjka ;=< mjd nhsn,h ienE iy úYajdikSh f,i iuyfrla ms<s.kakd

w;r ;j;a wh úYajdi lrkafka h:dr®:h f;areï .ekSug;a i;Hh ;yjqre lr .ekSug;a we;s

fyd|u fyda tlu l%uh úoHd;aul l%uh njhs' úoHd;aul .fõIKh iy nhsn,h hk folu

i;Hh i|yd udOHhka f,i ms<s.ekSug W;aidy ls¯u wr®: úrys; hehs Tõyq wjOdrKh lr;s'

Tjqkaf.a f,!lsl oDIaGßh· lkHdjla <orefjl=g Wm; ,nd °u" ukqIHfhl= c,h u; weú°u" mqoa.,fhl= u<jqkaf.ka ke.sàu fyda l=vd wydr m%udKhla ukqIHhska oyia .Kkla fmdaIKh ls¯u jeks iajNdjOr®ufha ¯;s fjkia lrk fyda ì| ouk nhsn,fha l;d úYajdi ls¯u

Tjqkg ≥Ialr fldg ;sfí'

úoHd;aul .fõIKhka ;=<ska wmg oekqu iy iuyr i;Hhka ms<sn| m%ldYkhka ueksh yels kuq;a wmg i;Hh oek .ekSug iy w;aoelSug we;s tlu l%uh th muKlau nj ia:ßr jYfhkau m%ldY l< yelso@ úoHd;aulj m˙Èd l< fkdyels nj wm okakd foa ;sfío@ wmg fujeks foa .ek úoHd;aulj oek.;yels hhs mejish yelso@

1' wm hï wfhl=g fm%au lrk nj

2' br neihdu b;du;a w,xldr nj

3' hqla;sh whqla;shg jvd hym;a nj

4' tan%yï ,skalka wefu˙ld tlai;a ckmofha 16 jk ckdêm;sjrhd nj

fuys wjidk m%ldYh m%Yak ls¯u w{dk woyila fia fmkShd yels kuq;a is;d n,kak( tan%yï ,skalka wefu˙ld tlai;a ckmofha 16 jk ckdêm;sjrhd nj wm okafka flfiao@ m%;HCI f,i ,nd.;a w;aoelSï fyda úoHd;aul .fõIKh ;=<ska ,skalka ms<sn|j wm lsisjla okafka ke;' wmg lsis∞l Tyq uqK.eiS ke;s w;r wms Tyqg Pkaoh ° fkdue;'

thg ms<s;=re jYfhka Tn §keye" tfyu fkdfjhs" wmg f,aLkhka ;sfnkjd' tn%yï ,skalka 16 jk ckdêm;sjrhd nj m%ldY lrk fmd;a" ,sms" PdhdrEm iy fjk;a ft;sydisl jdr®;djka ;sfnkjd¶ hehs m%ldY lrkq we;' fumuK m%n, idCIs ;sìh°;a 1861 isg 1865 olajd ld,h ;=< wefu˙ld tlai;a ckmofha ckdêm;sjrhdj isáfha §wjxl wefí¶ (Honest Abe fkdfyd;a tan%yï ,skalka) nj ms<s.ekSu ud m%;slafIam l<fyd;a@ fuu ;;a;ajh ;=< uf.a ielh ;r®ldkaú;o@ Rcqj ,enqKq f;dr;=re ;=<ska ,nk w;aoelSfuka ^tkï ±lSfuka" iamr®Yfhka" ri ne,Sfuka" iqj¢ka fyda weiSfuka& fyda úoHd;aul

.fõIKhla ;=<ska fyda tAn%yï ,skalka" ckdêm;sjrfhlaj isáfhah hkak wo ojfia Tmamq

l< fkdyels jqjo tu úYajdih ;=< ud t,an f.k isàu idOdrKo@ t;=ud weu˙ld tlai;a ckmofha 16 jk ckdêm;sjrhd nj úYajdi

,skalka ckdêm;s;ajh Tma kexjQ uqidjla ùug bv ;snqko th is≥ùfï lsis≥ yelshdjla fkdue;'

ls¯ug wmg idOdrK fya;= ;sfí' t;=ud 1860 ° ckdêm;sjrhd f,i f;a¯ m;ajQ njg;a" 1864

° Tyq kej; f;a¯ m;ajq njg;a" 1863 ckjd˙ 1

jk †k Tyq úiska jyÆkag ksoyi ,nd °fï m%ldYkh w;aika l< njg;a" 1865 wfm%a,a 14jk †k fcdaka ú,alaia nQ;a úiska >d;kh lrkq ,enQ njg;a" l∫ .Kka idCIs wm i;=j ;sfí' fuh

1850 iy 1860 oYl j, fndfyda úYajdijka; fmd;am;a j,ska Wlyd.kakd ,o b;sydiuh idCIs j,ska iqΩ W∞yrK lsysmhla muKla jk w;r fujeks idCIs fya;=fjka ,skalka weu˙ld

tli;a ckmofha 16 jk ckdêm;sjrhd fõ hkak m%;sfCIam ls¯ug fkdyels lreKla njg

m;aù ;sfí'

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;=k Y=oaO nhsn,fha i;H;djhg rel=,a fok b;sydiuh yd mqrdúoHd;aul f;dr;=re

wd.ñl fmd; m; .ek l:d lrk úg nhsn,fhys we;s úfYAI;ajh jkafka tys jdr®;d fldg we;s is≥ùï" tys i|yka ukqIHhskaf.a kï" ld,jljdkq iy ia:dkhka iuÛ tlsfklg iïnkaOù ;sîuh' fuys i|yka fndfyda ia:dkhka iy ixialD;Ska ±ka mjd y∫kd.; yelsh' tkï( B‚ma;=j" iSkdhs wr®O oaùmh" is˙hdj" fhrefi,u iy .,S,h jeks ia:dkhkah' tfy;a iuyr tajd b;d mer◊ jk w;r tajdfha we;s fkdmeye†,s ft;sydislnj ksidu iel ls¯ug bv lv jeäh' 19

W∞yrKhla f,i 20 jk Y;jr®Ifha w. Nd.fha muK fcdaka .diagekax.aia keue;s mqrdúoHd{hd

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idCIs j, W!k;dj Tõyq fmkakqï l<y'

Y=oaO ,shú,s fjkqfjka fmkS isák wh" th úfõpkh lrkakka mjik m˙† Y=oaO nhsn,fhys uq,sl wruqK b;sydi .%ka:hla f,i fyda úoHd;aul m%ldYkhla f,i lghq;= ls¯u fkdfõ hkak iuÛ tlÛ jk kuq;a ysghsá wêrdcHh meje;s njg flfrk m%ldYhkao we;=,;aj Y=oaO nhsn,h ft;sydisl jYfhka ksrjoH nj ;rfha

ghs,r® m%siauh f,i ye¢ka fjk ueá is,skavrh" ksksjh keu;s nhsn,Sh k.rfha lrk ,o leKSï j,° fidhd.kakd ,o w;r fuh ls%' mq' 705 isg 681 olajd ld,jljdkqj ksfhdackh lrkq ,nhs' tys ia:ßr jYfhkau hq∞ys rcq fyilshd" kñkau i|yka lr ;sfí'ihsria is,skavrh" tiard 1(1-3· 6(3· fhidhd 44(28 iy 2 f,alï 36(23 ys i|yka m%ldYkhka ikd: fldg ;sfí' fuu f,aLkh oekg ì%;dkH fl!;=ld.drfha ;ekm;a fldg ;sfí'

b;sydiuh ,shlshú,s" fhaiqiajykafia ms<sn| Y=oaO nhsn,fhys i|yka idCIs iy Y=NdrxÑ m◊jqvh flfrys merKs iNdj ±lajQ lemùu ms<sn| f;dr;=reo ;yjqre lrhs'

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fudají rfÜ rcj isá fuId úiska fufyhjk ,o le/,a, ms<sn|j muKla fkdj tys fhfydjd 3 hk kduh mjd igyka fldg ;sfí' ;jo b;sydiuh ,shlshú,s" fhaiqiajykafia ms<sn| Y=oaO nhsn,fhys i|yka idCIs iy Y=NdrxÑ mKsjqvh flfrys mer◊ iNdj ±lajQ lemùu ms<sn| f;dr;=reo ;yjqre lrhs' hqfoõ iy frdaudkq b;sydi{hska fhaiqiajykafiaf.a „ú;h iy Wkajykafiaf.a l%shd ms<sn| i|yka lrhs' 4 fhdafiµia" fhaiqiajykafia úiska lrk ,o m%d;sydr®hhka ms<sn| jdr®;d lr we;' mer◊ md,lfhljQ lksIaG ms,ks" ;u m,df;a l%sia;shdksjreka urKh b†˙fha mjd fhaiqiajykafiag kuialdr ls¯u ms<sn| ;u weoys,a, fkdlvjd meje;ajQ nj jdr®;dlrhs' 5 fuu W∞yrKhka Y=oaO nhsn,fha ksrjoH;dj ikd: ls¯ug we;s f;dr;=re j,ska kshe¢hla muKla jqjo Y=oaO nhsn,h b;sydiuh jYfhka ksrjoH nj úYajdi ls¯u i|yd ie<lsh hq;= b;sydiuh fyda mqrdúoHd;aul ;yjqre ls¯ï fkdue;s njg Y=oaO nhsn,h .ek iel lrk wh f.dvk.k ;r®lh ì| oeóug" fyd¢ka m%udKj;a fõ' tafia iel lrkakka lrk m%ldYh ks;e;skau wi;Hfõ'

1 Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, vol. 2. The New Kingdom (Berkeley: University of California Pres), 57.

2 Avraham Negev, The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land, 3rd ed. (New York: Prentice Hall Pres, 1990).

3 K. A. Kitchen, On the Reliability of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003), 34-50. See also http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/ articles /10899-moabite-stone. The Cyrus Cylinder is on display at the British Museum in London, England, and the Moabite Stone is on display at the Louvre in Paris, France.

4 Josephus, The Works of Josephus: Complete and unabridged, trans. William Whiston (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1987).

5 Doug Powell, Holman QuickSource Guide to Christian Apologetics (Nashville: Holman Reference, 2006), 164-66.

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6 A. Roberts, J. Donaldson, & A. C. Coxe (eds.), The Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company), 414.

7 Josh McDowell, The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1999), 53-55.

8 Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix, A General Introduction to the Bible (Chicago: Moody Pres, 1986), 196, 261-70, 351-85.

9 Craig L. Bloomberg, Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2009), 424-44. See also McDowell, New Evidence, 38.

10 Dan Wallace, “Earliest Manuscript of the New Testament Discovered?” The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, last accesed December 26, 2012, http://www.csntm.org/News/Archive/2012/2/10 /EarliestManuscriptoftheNewTestamentDiscovered

kQ;k úoHdj

Y=oaO nhsn,h wi;Hhehs

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f,io ye¢kafõ' fuu ;r®l ls¯fï l%uh ksid fndfyda

iajNdúljd° Ñka;lhska úoHdj úiska nhsn,h wi;H njg Tmamq lr ;sfíhk ks.ukhg

meñK isà' nhsn,fha i|yka iuyr m%ldYhka úoHd;aulj uek ne,sh fkdyels ksid Y=oaO nhsn,h i;H úh fkdyelshehs Tõyq Wml,amkh lr;s' uu óg jir lsysmhlg fmr weu˙ldfõ ´ydfhda m%dka;fhys l=vd l%sia;shdks iNdjl md,l OQrh ±refjñ' tu ld,fha° ug;a uf.a Ndr®hdjg;a tu m%foaYfha ú≥y,l „júoHd wxYfha b.ekajQ l%sia iy le;S yuqúh' wmf.a mq;=ka fofokd;a Tjqkaf.a mq;=ka fofokd;a tlu m%d:ñl mdie,l bf.kqu ,enQ neúka wmf.a orejka ñ;=rka njg m;a jk úg u wmso ñ;=rka njg m;aùuq' l%sia iy uu fldams fldamamhla ri n,k w;r úoHdj iy wd.u ms<sn| wm ±kqu fn∞ .ekSug;a wNsfhda. lr .ekSug;a ks;r yuq ùuq' flfiafj;;a úoHdj iy m%d;sydr®hhka w;r wkql+,;dj ms<sn|j fuu idlÉPdfõ° m%fhdackj;a úh yels mekhla ke.=fõ le;S úisks' wmf.a nd, mq;= jk ldf,íf.a Wmka †k W;aijh t†k W;alr®Ij;a f,i meje;afjñka

;snq◊' ≥isulg wdikak nd,dxY <uqka ms˙ila Tyqg Wmka†kh ieu¯ug Wmldr ùug meñK

;sì◊' ;u mq;kqjkao tys me◊ri lEu j,ska Woafhda.hg m;aj isá lKavdhug tlaj isák w;r le;S" weó iy ud foig ye¯ fufia

mejiqjdh' §ug Thd,df.ka weiSug hula ;sfnkjd tA;a Thd,d wukdm lrkak uu leu;s

keye'¶ wmj t;rï myiqfjka wukdm ls¯ug fkdyels nj wehg fyd¢ka ;yjqre ls¯fuka miqj weh §Tn fofokdu nqoaêu;a wh' tfiau weó" Tn fy†hla' Tn flfiao lkHd Wm;la úYajdi lrkafka@¶ hkqfjka úuiqjdh' le;S fuh ienE iy hym;a woyiska k.k ,o mekhla úh' tla wfhla úoHd Wmdêhlao ork wm lkHd W;am;a;shla úYajdi lrkafka th is≥jQ njg nhsn,h mjik ksid muKla fkdj nhsn,fha foúhkajykafiag th l< yels nj wm úYajdi lrk ksidh'

foúhkajykafia" §m%d;sydr®hhka¶ md,kh ls¯ug;a tAjd is≥ùug ie,eiaùug;a wm lsisfjla fkdokakd §kS;s¶ ia:dms; lr ;sìh yel'

W.;a mqoa.,hska fofofkla lkHdjlg orejl= ,eìh yels hehs úYajdi

lrkafka flfiao@ weh W;aidy lf<a wmj W.=,lg yiq ls¯ug fyda

újdohlg mg,jd .ekSug fkdfõ· weh wjxlju W;aidy lf<a

ksielju is≥úh fkdyels fohla wm

úYajdi lrkafka flfiaoehs f;areï .ekSugh' tu wjia:dfõ le;Sj mq≥uhg m;a l< nj fmkS .sh lreKq folla uu;a weó;a lf<uq' m<uqfjka wm wehf.a ielh idOdrK nj ms<s.;suq' lkHdjlg orefjl= ,eîu úoHdjg wkqj is≥úh fkdyels nj wmo úYajdi lrk nj wms mejiqfjuq' fojkqj wms wehf.a mekhg háka ;snQ ienE .egÆj úi£ug W;aidy lf<uq( tkï úoHdj ^fuu wjia:dfõ kï m%ckk úoHdj& thg úreoaO jk úg" Tn nhsn,h ^fyda wd.ñl

foúhkajykafia úoHdudkj jev isákafka ke;skï m%d;sydr®hhka ksr®udKh jkakg bvla fkdue;' m%d;sydr®hhka is≥jkafka ke;skï Y+kHhlska hula mekke.Sugo yelshdjla ke;' Y+kHhlska hula mekke.Sug fkdyels kï wm ish,af,dau fï fmdf<djg meñ◊ wdldrh meye†,s ls¯ug iajNdj jd°kag yelshdjla fkdue;'

moaO;shla& úYajdi lrkafka flfiao@ fuu m%Yakhg wmf.a ms<s;=r yuqjkafka nhsn,fhka fkdj nhsn,h fy<sorõ lrk

foúhkajykafia ;=<skah' wm lkHd W;am;a;shla úYajdi lrkafka th is≥jQ njg nhsn,h mjik ksid muKla fkdj nhsn,fha foúhkajykafiag th l< yels nj wm úYajdi lrk ksidh' Wkajykafia iajNdúl kS;s j,ska iSudù fkdue;' fuh ne¨ ne,aug nqoaêuh W∞iSklula f,i fmkS .sho .egÆfõ ikaêia:dkh th fõ' is≥úh fkdyels fohla ^fï wjia:dfõ° kï lkHd

W;am;a;shla& is≥jQ njg wm úYajdi lruq' ukao iajNdjOr®ufha kS;s j, ksr®ud;Djrhd jk foúhkajykafiag tajdfhka msg; isg l%shd ls¯u i|yd mru wêld¯;aj n,hla we;s nj wm úYajdi lrk ksidh' f,dalh ms<sn| iajNdjjd° u; orkakka úiska mjd Tjqkaf.au jk úoHd;aul fkdjk u;hkaf.a t,anf.k isákq ±lSug ,eîu fuys° jeo.;afõ' W∞yrKhla f,i úYajfha tla;rd uÜgul° wms ishÆ fokdu úoHd;aulj Tmamq l< fkdyels foa ms<sn|j úYajdi ls¯u;a tAjd okakd nj m%ldY ls¯u;a is≥ lrkafkuq'

uQ,drïNh .ek l:d lrkúg Tjqka úYajdi lrkafka ish,a, Y=kHhlska ^lsisjla ke;s nj ;=<ska& W;amdokhjQ njhs' Tjqka m%ldY lrkafka ld,h iy wyUq wjia:dj" Y+kHh ;=<ska „jh mek ke.Sug ie,eiajQ njhs' iuyr wfoajjd°ka fl;rï ;†ka §Y+kHhlska hula ìysùu¶ úYajdi lrkafkao h;a úYajh iïmQr®Kfhkau wyUq ia:dkhla nj Tõyq kej kej;;a wjOdrKh lr;s' thg ie,iqïlrefjl= ke;ehs Tjqka ;†kau úYajdi lrk ksid úYajhg ie,eiaula ;sìh fkdyels hhs Tõyq m%ldY lr;s' ie,eiaula ;sfí kï ie,iqïlrefjl= isáh hq;=h' úYajh fl;rï ishqïj iliaù we;s nj fmkqko thg ie,iqï lrefjl= fkdue;s ksid th wyqUq f,i we;sjQ ia:dkhls hkak Tjqkaf.a woyihs' 11 fï ms<sn|j wm ie<ls,su;a úhhq;= jkafka wehs@ thg fya;=j kï tla;rd uÜgul° wms

ishÆ fokdu úoHd;aulj Tmamq l< fkdyels foa ms<sn|j úYajdi ls¯u;a tAjd okakd nj m%ldY

ls¯u;a is≥ lrk ksidh' ish,af,dau hï fohla flfrys weoys,a,la we;sj isá;s' Y=oaO nhsn,h .ek úYajdi lrk wh iajNdjOr®ufha kS;s wúYajdi fkdlrk w;r Tjqka úYajdi lrkafka m%d;sydr®hhka tkï by; lS kS;sj, jH;sfr®lhka— ;sìhyels njhs'

±kqu ,nd .ekSfï ishÆ udOHhka ;=< iSudjka ;sfí' úoHd;aul l%uh ±kqu jeä lr .kafka m˙ÈK iy ks¯ÈK ;=<ska o;a; ,nd .ekSfuks' hula l%shd;aul jkafka flfiao hk mekhg ms<s;=re ,nd°u i|yd

fuu f;dr;=re ,nd .ekSfï l%uh m%fhdackj;a jk kuq;a hula fjk;a fohla fkdlr tfia lrkafka ukao hk mekhg ms<s;=re ,nd °ug fndfyda úg th wfmdfydi;afõ'

ienEj kï nhsn,h úYajdi lrk fkdlrk ishÆ fokdu m˙Èd ls¯ug fyda Tmamq ls¯ug fkdyels fndfyda foa úYajdi lr;s' úoHdjg ishÆ m%Yak j,g ms<s;=re °fï yelshdjla ke;' thg idrOr®u meye†,s ls¯ug fyda i∞pdr;aul ks.ukhkag meñ”u i|yd mokula ilialr †h fkdyel' w,xldr jkafka l=ula±hs wmg mejiSug fyda widOdrKh fjkqjg idOdrK;ajh f;dard.; hq;af;a uka±hs mejiSug thg fkdyel' úoHdjg .◊;uh i;Hhka l%shd;aul jk nj

Wml,amkh ls¯u yer tajd Tmamq ls¯ug fkdyel' b;du l=;=y,h okjk lreK jkafka úoHdjg úoHd;aul l%uh ;yjqre ls¯ug fkdyels ùuhs' §úoHdj úiska nhsn,h wi;H f,i neyer lr ;sfí¶ hk m%ldYh mjd úoHd;aulj Tmamq l< fkdyel' tfia lr ;sfí hehs úYajdi ls¯u hkq úoHd;aulj ksrjoH;dj Tmamq l< fkdyels fohla

úYajdi ls¯ula fõ'

kQ;k úoHdj" Y=oaO nhsn,h úYajdi ls¯u l<

fkdyels fohla njg m;a lr ;sfío@ ke;' úoHdj wmg mjikafka Y=oaO nhsn,fha m%ldY lrk m%d;sydr®huh m%ldYkhka j,g iajNdúl meye†,s ls¯ula fkdue;s njhs' tfy;a wm is;d ne¨ úg" fm%auh i|ydo tjeks iajNdúl fyda úoHd;aul meye†,s ls¯ula fkdue;s kuq;a úoHdj

úiska fm%Auh wi;H f,i neyer lr ;sfí hehs lsisfjl= mjikafka ke;s nj fmkS hhs' th

úoHdjg l< yels fohla fkdfõ'

11 Alvin Plantinga, “The Dawkins Confusion: Naturalism ‘Ad Absurdum’: A Review of Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion,” in God Is Great, God Is Good: Why Belief in God Is Reasonable and Responsible, ed. William Lane Craig and Chad Meister (Downers Grove: IVP, 2009), 247-58.

Y=oaO nhsn,h úYajdi ls¯u

i|yd we;s m%n,u fya;=j

uu uf.a Ndr®hdjg fm%au lrk nj uu oksñ' ysre nei hk w,xldr or®Ykhla ≥gqúg ug th y∫kd.; yelsh' ud lsis

†kl tys f.dia fkd;snqk;a Ök uyd m%dldrh mj;sk nj uu oksñ' tfiau Y=oaO nhsn,h ienE nj;a th úYajdikSh nj;a uu oksñ' Tn fuu fmd; fj; meñ◊fha ksYaÑ;nj iy wj«iy.; ;r®lhka n,dfmdfrd;a;=fjka kï wm fj; tAjd fkdue;' fm%Auh ienE jk nj;a idOdrK;ajh widOdrKhg jvd hym;a nj;a udyg Tmamq l< fkdyelsfiau" nhsn,h Tnf.a úYajdih iy weoys,a, i|yd iq≥iq hhs idOdrK

ielhlska f;drj udyg Tmamq l< fkdyel' tfy;a idÈs uek ne,Sfuka miq nhsn,h i;H

jk nj udyg úYajdifhka hq;=j m%ldY l< yel' nhsn,fha úYajdikSh;ajh i|yd we;s iduQysl lreKq iyuq,skau tA;a;= .kajk iqΩh' Y=oaO nhsn,h wjxlo@ tfiah' b;sydiuh yd mqrdúoHd;aul fidhd.ekSï" tys tk l;d ikd: lrhs' Y=oaO nhsn,h" ukqIHh w;ska ,shejqkq fmd;la muKla fkdjk nj tA ;=<u m%ldY lr ;sfí o@ tfiah' Y=oaO nhsn,fha ksnkaOkh foúhkajykafia úiskau is;a fm<Uùfuka Wkajykafiaf.a wkq.%fhkau ,shejqkd muKla fkdj tys ixrCIKho Y;jr®I .Kkdjla mqrd Wkajykafia úiska iy;sl fldg ;sfí' fhaiqiajykafia ienúkau Y=oaO ,shú,s wkqu; l< fialao@ tfiah' Wkajykafia th wkqu; l<fial' Wkajykafia Y=oaO ,shú,s wkqu; l<d muKla fkdj Wkajykafia tajd ;u „ú;fhkao ksrEmKh l<fial' Y=oaO nhsn,h úYajdi ls¯u i|yd ;sfnk m%Odk;u fya;=j thhs' fuf;la m%ldY lr we;s fma%u jD;dka;hka w;˙ka fY%aIaG;u fm%au jD;dka;h wmg Y=oaO nhsn,fha msgq w;˙ka yuqfõ' wm mõ ls¯ug ;SrKh l< wjia:dfõ° wm úiska iajleue;af;ka foúhkajykafia iy wm w;r ;snQ iïnkaO;djh ì| ±uQ úg" th ia:dms; ls¯u i|yd uqΩ úYajfhau

foúhkajykafia yd ish,af,au uejqïlrejdKka iy ie,iqïlrejdKka jk foúhkajykafia

ukqIHfhl= ùug ;SrKh l<fial' foúhkajykafia hym;a f,djla uejQ kuq;a ukqIHfhda mõ fldg †.ska †.gu tfia mõ lrkakg ùu ksid wms uejqïlrejdKkajykafia yd Wkajykafiaf.a ueùu w;rg fjka ùu;a ≥ria:Ndjh;a f.k wdfjuq' tfy;a tu fjkaùu ioygu mj;skq ±lSug foúhkajykafia leu;s fkdjQ neúka wm úiskau lr.; fkdyelsjQ hï fohla foúhkajykafia wm fjkqfjka bIag l<fial' l%sia;=ia fhaiqiajykafiaf.a „ú;h" urKh iy W;a:dkh ;=<ska" ukqIHhd yd foúhka jykafia w;r ;snQ mdmfha iy fjka lrkq ,eîfï mr;rh foúhkajykafia jid oeuQfial' wmg Wkajykafia isák ia:dkhg ke.Shdug fkdyels ksid Wkajykafia wm isák ia:dkhg fhaiqia l%sia;=iajykafia f,i nei wdfial' Y=oaO nhsn,fha úYajdikSh hehs ms<s.ekSug m%udKj;a ft;sydisl" f,aLkuh iy ∞r®Yksl idOl ;sfío@ ksielju ;sfí' tfy;a Y=oaO nhsn,h úYajdi ls¯ug we;s m%n,;u fya;=j jkafka tys wvx.= jk iu.slrkq ,eîfï iy wkq.%yfha m◊úvhhs' th tla hym;a wdrxÑhla muKla fkdj ;sìh yels fyd|u Y=NdrxÑh jkafka thhs'

Y%S ,xldj mqrd fjfik fnfyda ls;=kqjka fj; foaj jpkh ióm lrùfï wmf.a fiajhg uQ,Huh mß;Hd.hla lsÍug Tn;a leu;skï my; fnd;a;u Tiafia mß;Hd. msgqjg msúfikak' mß;Hd.

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