In this twentieth session of AP 301: Foundations for Apologetics, Dr. Phil Fernandes of Shepherds Bible College in Bremerton, Washington builds the case for New Testament reliability far beyond manuscript evidence alone, drawing on the testimony of the Apostolic Fathers, ancient secular writers, and the earliest creeds of the Christian church to show that the core message of the New Testament — Jesus as God incarnate, crucified, and risen — traces back not to the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, but to within months of the crucifixion itself.