Archaeology, inscriptions, manuscripts, and early Christian writings confirm the historical setting of Paul’s churches in Macedonia.
External Non-Biblical Evidence Supporting the Historicity of the Churches of Macedonia
NTTC PHILIPPIANS 2:30a “the work of Christ” or “the work” or “the work of the Lord”? 2:30b And “having risked his life” or “having no regard for his life”?
Variant Reading(s): differing versions of a word or phrase found in two or more manuscripts within a variation unit (see below). Variant readings are also called alternate readings.
PAPYRUS 46 (P46): a Papyrus Bible Manuscript From About 125-150 C.E.
Contents: P46 contains most of the Pauline epistles, though with some folios missing. It contains (in order) “the last eight chapters of Romans; all of Hebrews; virtually all of 1–2 Corinthians; all of Ephesians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians; and two chapters of 1 Thessalonians. All of the leaves have lost some lines at the bottom through deterioration.”
