# Backlog ## Next logical apologetics docs 0. https://hedgedoc.malin.onl/s/TDNKRos4l 1. **Can We Trust the New Testament Documents?** Manuscripts, dating ranges, genre, eyewitness/early testimony claims, and why we can know what the text said (without turning it into a seminary dissertation). This is the “Layer 2” bridge you intentionally kept light in the historicity piece. 2. **Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?** A dedicated, tight resurrection case: early creed (1 Cor 15), empty tomb dispute, appearances, conversions (Paul/James), and why alternatives fail—then handoff back into “therefore He is Lord.” 3. **Why Believe the Bible Is God’s Word?** Not “church said so,” but Scripture’s self-witness + the Spirit’s testimony (WCF-ish), plus a short “public reasonableness” section. ## Christ-centered theology docs that pair well right after identity 4. **The Trinity, Simply and Biblically** Not philosophical fluff—just what Scripture forces: Father/Son/Spirit are distinct, each is God, God is one. 5. **Why the Incarnation Matters: True God and True Man** Two natures, one person; why that’s required for mediator/atonement, and what it guards against. 6. **What Did Jesus Come to Do? Atonement Explained** Penal substitution, satisfaction, priestly work—then connect to justification/adoption/sanctification. ## Covenant / church life “walkthrough glue” docs 7. **The Kingdom of God: Already / Not Yet** This becomes the bridge into covenant theology and amillennial hope without speculation. 8. **What Is the Church? Visible vs Invisible + the Means of Grace** Word, sacraments, prayer—why Jesus didn’t leave us “just me and my Bible.” 9. **Baptism and the Lord’s Supper as Covenant Signs and Seals** You already have strong material elsewhere; a “front door” explainer helps new readers before they hit the heavier polemics. 10. **How to Read the Old Testament Like the Apostles** You already have “Apostolic Hermeneutic,” but you could add a short “starter” version that funnels into the big one. If you want to keep the narrative clean, the best “next three” after Identity are: **(1) Can We Trust the NT Documents? → (2) Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? → (3) Why Believe the Bible Is God’s Word?** Say the word and I’ll draft whichever one you want next in your house style.