HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE?

1. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? • REVELATION • God, on His own initiative, reveals or unveils Himself, His attributes, and His truth to man • (we could not know of God otherwise)

2. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? Romans 1:19-20 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

3. General Revelation God shows all humanity that He exists Creation Conscience Special Revelation God reveals information at special times Jesus Christ Miracles, Dreams, etc TYPES OF REVELATION

4. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 2. INSPIRATION God oversees the human authors of Scripture, using their own personalities and writing styles to write what He intended without error in the original manuscripts

5. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

6. inspired = “God-breathed”

7. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 2 Peter 1:20-21 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. men and the Spirit working together

8. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 3. TRANSMISSION Copying of theoriginal, perfect manuscriptsas accurately as possible

9. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 3. TRANSMISSION

10. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 3. TRANSMISSION “Dead Sea scrolls”

14. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 4. TRANSLATION Copying of theoriginallanguage of the early manuscripts intoone’s own language

15. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 5. INTERPRETATION Determining what theoriginalauthors meant in theiroriginalsettings to theiroriginalaudiences

16. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? Interpretationinvolvesunderstandingwiththemind

17. “WE BETTER MOVE- THE HEAT IS CATCHING UP TO US!”

18. The boy runs ahead of his mom. The river runs through the canyon. The trial runs all week long. I’ve got the “runs” !

19. All of Scripture must be interpreted according to context CULTURE BOOK IMMEDIATE

20. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 6. ILLUMINATION Work of theHoly Spiritenabling a believerto understand and apply biblical truth in specific situations

21. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? Illuminationinvolvesreceivingintotheheart

22. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? WHY IS ILLUMINATION NEEDED? 1. Human blindness due to sin 2. Human desire to add or delete from what is originally written

23. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 1 Corinthians 2:12,14 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us by God, But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.

24. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? Revelation 22:18-19 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God shall add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.

25. HOW DID WE GET THE BIBLE? 7. APPLICATION Personal growth (spiritual maturity) Putting into action what you learn Sharing Christ (evangelism) Telling unbelievers about salvation

27. NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE3,4

28. HOW DID WE GET THE NEW TESTAMENT? • WHAT IS A “TESTAMENT”? • will, covenant, contract • written record of God and His covenants with humanity

29. HOW DID WE GET THE NEW TESTAMENT? 2. HOW ARE THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS DIFFERENT? Two Testaments, two different covenants

30. emphasis: God the Father the Law at Mt. Sinai: man conscious of sin God’s focus: the nation of Israel many sacrifices: temporary forgiveness emphasis: God the Son Christ at the cross: man free from sin God’s focus: the N.T. church single sacrifice: eternal forgiveness O.T. N.T.

31. HOW DID WE GET THE NEW TESTAMENT? 3. HOW ARE THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS SIMILAR? Both Testaments point to Jesus Christ

32. Luke 24:44-45Now He (Jesus) said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Mein the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

33. HOW DID WE GET THE NEW TESTAMENT? 4. HOW WERE THE 27 NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS CHOSEN? Councils of believers began to meet during the 2nd – 4th centuries Their goal: to develop a series of tests that would recognize a book’s authority and authenticity

34. HOW DID WE GET THE NEW TESTAMENT? Canon:

35. HOW DID WE GET THE NEW TESTAMENT? Canon: ruler, measuring rod, standard or norm If a book measured up to certain standards, it was canonized

36. HOW DID WE GET THE NEW TESTAMENT? The three tests: 1. Writer’s authority- was he a reliable source? 2. Internal evidence- did the book contradict other books? 3. Common acceptance- did all agree the book was Scripture?

37. HOW DID WE GET THE NEW TESTAMENT? 4. HOW WERE THE 27 NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS ARRANGED? The 27 books were placed in a specific order to explain Christ and the fundamentals of Christianity

38. LITERARY CLASSIFICATION OF THE N.T.