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SLIDE 2 REVELATION … God is a “self revealing” God
- 1. In creation…general … Ps. 19:1-6; Rom 1:18
- 2. In Jesus Christ…Heb 11:1-2
- 3. In Scripture…II Timothy 3:15-16
INSPIRATION … divine and human
- Not “dictation” or “verbal”
- Dynamic … the personality of the author
is very much involved
- Plenary – all of scripture is inspired
Revelation … the origins of giving of truth Inspiration … the reception and recording of truth
SLIDE 3 HOW DOES GOD SPEAK?
- 1. A phenomenon plus a voice
- 2. A supernatural messenger or an angel
- 3. Dreams and visions
- 4. An audible voice
- 5. The human voice
- 6. The human spirit of the “still small voice”
SLIDE 4 INERRANT … The result of the divine-human
authorship is a message without error.
- If God is true (Romans 3:4) and the Bible comes from
God (2 Timothy 3:16), then the Bible must be true in all its parts.
- That is why the Bible is said to be in errant.
Inerrancy is the view that when all the facts become known, they will demonstrate that the Bible in its original autographs and correctly interpreted is entirely true and never false in all that, it affirms, whether that relates to doctrine or ethics, or to the social, physical, or life sciences." (Feinberg ... Evangelical dictionary of theology, page 142)
SLIDE 5 UNCIAL
- A style of writing popular and till the ninth century.
- Characterized by all capital letters
- No spaces . . .No punctuation
BLESSEDARETHEPOORINSPIRITFORTHEIRSISTHEKINGDOMOFHEAVEN BLESSEDARETHOSEWHOMOURNFORTHEYSHALLBECOMECOMFORTED BLESSEDARETHEGENTLEFORTHEYSHALLINHERITTHEEARTH BLESSEDARETHOSEWHOHUNGERANDTHIRSTFORRIGHTEOUSNESSFOR THEYSHALLBESATISFIED
SLIDE 6 MINISCULES
- Small letters … All written in cursive style
- Popular after the ninth century
- More writing in less space
blessedarethepoorinspiritfortherisisthekingdomofheaven
blessedarethosewhomournfortheyshallbecomforted blessedarethegentlefortheyshallinherittheearth blessedarethosewhohungerandthirstforrighteousnessfortheyshallbesatisfied
SLIDE 7 Hebrew Form
The Hebrew Bible is composed of 24 books The Jewish Bible is arranged in THREE sections They count 24 books in three sections
- 1. LAW
- 2. PROPHETS
- 3. WRITINGS
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Greek Form
Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek at Alexandria, Egypt (250BC - 150BC) The Greek Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures is called the Septuagint (LXX) The Alexandrian classification became the basis for our Old Testament LAW - 5 books HISTORY - 12 books POETRY - 5 books PROPHECY - 17 books
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HEBREW/GREEK DIFFERENCE Hebrew totals 24; Greek totals 39 They count differently . . . but they have the same books in both All minor prophets (12) count as one book 1 and 2 Samuel are considered one book 1 and 2 Kings are considered one book 1 and 2 Chronicles are considered one book Ezra and Nehemiah are considered one book
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Latin Form
The Latin form follows the Septuagint (LXX) The Latin Bible is called the Vulgate It was translated by Jerome in 383AD - 405AD By this time, Christendom had come to favor the Greek form - 39 books/four fold division
SLIDE 11 English Form
The Latin Vulgate was the standard for 1000 years Wycliff's English Bible followed the fourfold division/39 books (1382 – 1395) All English version since have followed a similar form
- Stephen Langdon, the University of Paris
...divides the bible into chapters in 1227
- Robert Stepanus, a Paris printer adds verses in
1551 and 1555
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TIMELINE
OLD TESTAMENT . . . (1445 - 400 BC)
Genesis (1445) Exodus (1445) Leviticus (1445) Numbers (1405) Deuteronomy (1405) Joshua (1405-1385) Judges (1043) Ruth (1000) 1 & 2 Samuel (1000-900) 1 & 2 Kings (561-538) 1 & 2 Chronicles (450-430) Ezra (457 - 444) Nehemiah (425) Esther (475)
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TIMELINE
OLD TESTAMENT . . . (1445 - 400 BC)
Job (lived in patriarchal times) Psalms (1450 - 500) Proverbs (950) Ecclesiastes (931) Song of Solomon (960)
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TIMELINE
OLD TESTAMENT . . . (1445 - 400 BC)
Isaiah (740) Jeremiah (561) Lamentations (586) Ezekiel (570) Daniel (536) Hosea (750) Joel (830) Amos (760) Obadiah (845) Jonah (780) Micah (735) Nahum (661 - 612) Habakkuk (609) Zephaniah (635) Zecheraih (520 - 518) Malachi (430)
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TIMELINE
NEW TESTAMENT . . . AD 50 to AD 100
Matthew (50) Mark (50) Luke (60-61) John (80 - 90) Acts (63)
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TIMELINE
NEW TESTAMENT . . . AD 50 to AD 100
Romans (56) I Corinthians (54-55) II Corinthians (55-56) Galatians (48) Ephesians (61) Philippians (62) Colossians (61) I Thessalonians (51) II Thessalonians (51) I Timothy (62) II Timothy (64) Titus (63) Philemon (61)
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TIMELINE
NEW TESTAMENT . . . AD 50 to AD 100 Hebrews (65) James (45) I Peter (65) II Peter (67) I John (85) II John (90) III John (90) Jude (70) Revelation (95)
