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Case for the Core New Testament
Overview01Introduction02Foundational Terminology03The Development of the New Testament Canon04The Synoptic Problem05The Case for Lukan Priority06Critiquing Arguments for Markan Priority07Assessing the Other Canonical Gospels08Luke-Acts and Paul as Foundational Authorities09The Kerygma: The Core Gospel Message10Classifying the New Testament Authorities11Scholarship and Deconstruction12Conclusion
Lukan Priority
OverviewProto-Luke and Lukan PriorityLukan Priority and the Jerusalem SchoolThe Hebrew Gospel and LukeValidation of Special Luke: SemitismsStatistical Validation of Lukan PriorityProgressive Embellishment, Luke→Mark→MatthewRefutation of The Farrer Hypothesis
Issues with Mark
OverviewMark the “Re-Write Man”Mark’s Rewriting of Jesus’ Last WeekEmbellishments of MarkList of Markan Stereotypes and Pick-upsMark Borrows From Luke-ActsCountering Arguments for Markan PriorityThe Spurious Emergence of Markan PriorityDeficiencies of MarkLuke over Mark PassagesThe Various Endings of MarkAuthorship and Dating of Mark
Issues with Matthew
OverviewMatthean Revision to MarkThe Sermon on the Mount : The Matthean Jesus Is Not the Historical JesusThe Many Embellishments of MatthewProphecy Conflations and Misquotes of MatthewDevised Literary Structure of MatthewMatthew is a Liturgical DocumentEvidence for Matthean PosterioritySurvey of Matthean Posteriority ScholarshipMatthean Inconsistencies with LukeMatthew is a Judaizing DocumentMatthean Revisionism: Women, Non-Jews, and WealthThe Origin, Authorship, and Community of MatthewMatthew 28:19Critical Scholarship of Matthew
Issues with John
OverviewJohn vs the SynopticsProgressive Embellishment of JohnLuke→John, Johannine Dependence on LukeEmbellishments of JohnContradictions of JohnDevised Literary Structure of JohnMisunderstanding of JohnJohn and PhilosophyDislocations of JohnAuthorship of JohnDating of JohnDating of John P52 ErrorIssues with Dating John Before 100 ADContested Status of JohnOrigen’s Commentary on JohnJustin Martyr Favored Luke over JohnCritical Scholarship of John
Luke Primacy
OverviewThe Prologue of LukePaul Attests to Luke-Acts PrimacyHistorical Reliability of Luke-ActsAnswering Luke-Acts ObjectionsOther Considerations for Luke Primacy
Other Issues
OverviewIssues with RevelationModern Critical Text FAQsAnswering Skeptics on Paul and ActsThe New Testament was written in Greek

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Integrity Syndicate

Publisher of The Case for the Core New Testament · Established 2020

Integrity Syndicate is a publishing company founded by Josiah E. Verkaik that focuses on research at the core of the New Testament. Its work centers on the early apostolic writings, the formation of the canon, and the tools needed to study the text with transparency. The projects below carry that work into translations, study software, reference works, and companion scholarship.

Projects

The Core New Testament (CNT)

The CNT presents the earliest recoverable apostolic witness in a focused three-volume corpus: The Gospel to Theophilus, The Book of Paul, and The Kerygma. Centered on Luke-Acts, Paul’s letters, and the primitive apostolic proclamation, the project seeks to distinguish the foundational core of New Testament faith from later canonical developments, offering readers a concentrated presentation of the Christian message nearest to its apostolic source.

The Case for the Core New Testament (CFCNT)

The CFCNT is Integrity Syndicate’s scholarly companion volume to the Core New Testament. It provides the historical, textual, canonical, and source-critical argument behind the project, explaining how the New Testament canon developed, why Luke-Acts and Paul are treated as foundational authorities, and how the primitive kerygma functions as the earliest recoverable center of Christian proclamation.

AI Critical New Testament (AICNT)

The AICNT is a critical edition of the New Testament that documents over 7,000 textual variants in an extensive critical apparatus. Rather than simply presenting the received text, the project distinguishes passages that are textually secure from those marked by variants, interpolations, harmonizations, or later expansions, allowing readers to see how the New Testament has been transmitted and where earlier forms of the text may be recoverable. It is translated using AI and a protocol to eliminate human bias from the translation process and ensure accuracy, transparency, and readability.

CoreBible.APP

CoreBible.app is the main digital study platform for the AI Critical New Testament and related Core New Testament materials. It combines the translation text with study tools such as search, highlights, notes, bookmarks, folders, commentary, worksheets, cross-references, Strong’s data, Lukan Priority parallels, and a Discord integration for verse lookup and study use. It is professionally designed and optimized for usability and functionality.

NTcanon.com

NTcanon.com publishes critical research on the origins, sources, and formation of the New Testament canon. It gathers the case for reassessing traditional canonical assumptions, evaluates the relative apostolic proximity of New Testament writings, and connects readers to supporting studies on the literary relationship with research clusters focused on Luke, Mark, Matthew, and John.

NTArchive.org

A library of classical books on the New Testament and the Christian faith: scholarship and criticism, apologetics, commentaries, histories, and devotional and inspirational works, newly transcribed from the original printings and reissued as enhanced editions for modern readers.