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Writings Part 1

Writings Part 1. 1 st Century Christian Writings. The New Testament 50 – 100 A.D. Collection of Christian History, Letters and Literature (in Greek) The term NT wasn’t used until the 2 nd Century A.D. 1 st Century Christian Writings. A. Influences on the Writings.

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Writings Part 1

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  1. Writings Part 1

  2. 1st Century Christian Writings • The New Testament • 50 – 100 A.D. • Collection of Christian History, Letters and Literature (in Greek) • The term NT wasn’t used until the 2nd Century A.D.

  3. 1st Century Christian Writings A. Influences on the Writings

  4. 1st Century Christian Writings The Hebrew “Scriptures” The term “Old Testament” didn’t come until the 2nd Century

  5. 1st Century Christian Writings The Septuagint “LXX” From 200 B.C. Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures

  6. 1st Century Christian Writings • The Septuagint“LXX” • Predominant version of Hebrew Scriptures in 1st Century A.D. • 80% of OT quotes found in NT • are from the LXX

  7. “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

  8. 1st Century Christian Writings • The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha • 200 B.C – 200 A.D • Non-canonical books

  9. 1st Century Christian Writings • Greco-Roman • Literary Culture • Distinct from Jewish • oral tradition

  10. 1st Century Christian Writings Greco-Roman Literary Culture Rhetoric (Persuasion)

  11. 1st Century Christian Writings Greco-Roman Writing Methods Letters (Epistles) *The Prominent Media of the day

  12. 1st Century Christian Writings B. Motivations for the Writings

  13. 1st Century Christian Writings Motivations for the Writings • To share the account of the Life and Ministry of Jesus (Luke 1)

  14. 1st Century Christian Writings Motivations for the Writings • To call people to faith in Jesus as Messiah (John 20:30-31)

  15. 1st Century Christian Writings • Motivations for the Writings • To encourage leaders and congregations ( Ephesians 1:15-16)

  16. 1st Century Christian Writings Motivations for the Writings • To speak against heresy (Galatians 1:6-7)

  17. 1st Century Christian Writings Motivations for the Writings • To greet loved ones (Romans 16)

  18. 1st Century Christian Writings C. Tools for Writing

  19. 1st Century Christian Writings • Papyrus / Parchment (2 Timothy 4:13) • Scrolls • Amanuensis (Romans 16:22 Galatians 6:11)

  20. Papyrus Plant Papyrus Sheet

  21. 1st Century Christian Writings D. Manuscripts and Preservation

  22. 1st Century Christian Writings • Manuscript = handwritten copies of the writings • Over 5,000 manuscripts of portions of the NT have been collected • The oldest manuscript dates to 125 A.D. (No Originals)

  23. Example of a Greek Manuscript on papyrus

  24. Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. NRS John 20:30

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