AIM T&D Know Your Family History

1. AIM T&D Know Your Family History

2. Objectives – After this Teaching you should be able to…. Discuss who wrote the Bible? Discuss who put the Bible together? Share why the Bible was written? Understand the landscape of the Bible

3. Who Wrote the Bible? 2 Timothy 3:16 “all Scripture is inspired by God.” This means that God used human authors to write but, in essence, gave them all of the thoughts and words that He fully intended

4. The Writing of the Bible • 1600 Year Period • 40 Writers • 1500 BC to AD 100

5. Who Put the Bible Together? The books chosen to be part of the “canon,” the fully revealed Word of God, were put together by counsels of godly men only decades after the documents were first written. They determined through much prayer, discussion, and analysis which writings had evidence of divine inspiration and which were writings of mere men.

6. Criteria for Writings to be Included in the “Canon” Bible Was the author an apostle or have a close connection with an apostle? Is the book being accepted by the body of Christ at large? Did the book contain consistency of doctrine and orthodox teaching? Did the book bear evidence of high moral and spiritual values that would reflect a work of the Holy Spirit?

7. Who Put the Bible Together? See Handout

8. Why was the Bible written? All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man/woman of God may be adequately, equipped for every good work. 2 Tim 3:16-17

9. Why Was the Bible Written? For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. Romans 15:4

10. Why Was the Bible Written? 11 Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. See 1 Cor 10:6-11

11. Overview of the Bible See Handout

12. The Divisions of the Bible • 1 Big Book • 66 smaller books • 39 OT • 27 NT

13. Old Testament Overview

14. New Testament Overview

17. Summary Who wrote the Bible? Who put the Bible together? Why was the Bible written? Tell me about the landscape of the Bible # books? Years written? # Authors? Canon was put together in what year? What language was the Bible written? First translated into English (hand written)? Year(s) of first mass printing?

21. QUESTIONS

22. Chapters and Verses • All but 5 have chapters and verses • Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, Jude • Chapters introduced in 1238 Cardinal Caro • Verse divisions were not added until 1551 by Robert Stephanus of Paris

23. The Longest and Shortest • Longest book • Shortest book • Longest Chapter • Shortest Chapter • Longest Verse • Shortest Verse

24. The Bible Claims to be God’s Word • “Thus Saith the Lord” • 2 Tim 3:16

25. How/When the Bible was “Put” Together • 1800 AD • 1600 AD • 500 AD • 250 AD • 100 AD

26. When was the Bible first translated into English • 1380 AD • 1450 AD • 16010AD • 1700 AD

27. When was the Bible first Mass Printed • 1500 AD • 1450 AD • 1600 AD • 1700 AD

28. ~ How Many Years Between Adam and Abraham • 2000 • 1500 • 1000

29. ~ How Many Years Between Abraham and Jesus • 2000 • 1500 • 1000

30. Accuracy of the Bible • Writings of the early followers of Christ • Josephus – Jewish Historian • Tacitus – Roman Historian • Discoveries routinely coming to light • Scientific • Archaeological

31. The Business of the Bible • 168,000 bible given away daily • Over 1200 languages

32. The Bible Does Not Contradict Itself • No contradictions • Written over 1600 year period • 40 authors

33. Prophecies of the Bible • Over 3200 fulfilled prophecies • Over 3100 unfulfilled prophecies

34. The Writers of the Bible • 40 people wrote the bible • Some wrote more than others • Paul wrote 13 books • Moses wrote 5 books • Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs +

35. The first hand-written English language Bible manuscripts were produced in the 1380's AD by John Wycliffe, an Oxford professor, scholar, and theologian. Wycliffe, (also spelled “Wycliff” & “Wyclif”), was well-known throughout Europe for his opposition to the teaching of the organized Church, which he believed to be contrary to the Bible. With the help of his followers, called the Lollards, and his assistant Purvey, and many other faithful scribes, Wycliffe produced dozens of English language manuscript copies of the scriptures. They were translated out of the Latin Vulgate, which was the only source text available to Wycliffe. The Pope was so infuriated by his teachings and his translation of the Bible into English, that 44 years after Wycliffe had died, he ordered the bones to be dug-up, crushed, and scattered in the river!

36. Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1450's, and the first book to ever be printed was a Latin language Bible, printed in Mainz, Germany. Gutenberg’s Bibles were surprisingly beautiful, as each leaf Gutenberg printed was later colorfully hand-illuminated. Born as “Johann Gensfleisch” (John Gooseflesh), he preferred to be known as “Johann Gutenberg” (John Beautiful Mountain). Ironically, though he had created what many believe to be the most important invention in history, Gutenberg was a victim of unscrupulous business associates who took control of his business and left him in poverty. Nevertheless, the invention of the movable-type printing press meant that Bibles and books could finally be effectively produced in large quantities in a short period of time. This was essential to the success of the Reformation.

37. Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1450's, and the first book to ever be printed was a Latin language Bible, printed in Mainz, Germany. Gutenberg’s Bibles were surprisingly beautiful, as each leaf Gutenberg printed was later colorfully hand-illuminated. Born as “Johann Gensfleisch” (John Gooseflesh), he preferred to be known as “Johann Gutenberg” (John Beautiful Mountain). Ironically, though he had created what many believe to be the most important invention in history, Gutenberg was a victim of unscrupulous business associates who took control of his business and left him in poverty. Nevertheless, the invention of the movable-type printing press meant that Bibles and books could finally be effectively produced in large quantities in a short period of time. This was essential to the success of the Reformation. • GUTENBERG, JOHANN (c. 1398—1468), German printer, is supposed to have been born 1398—1399 at Mainz of well-to-do parents, his father being FrielezumGensfleisch and his mother ElsgenWyrich, whose birthplace “Gutenberg”, was the name he adopted. The Germans, and most other people, contend that Gutenberg was the inventor of the art of printing with movable types.

38. Bible Was Written in…. During the thousand years of its composition, almost the entire Old Testament was written in Hebrew. But a few chapters in the prophecies of Ezra and Daniel and one verse in Jeremiah were written in a language called Aramaic. This language became very popular in the ancient world and actually displaced many other languages. Aramaic even became the common language spoken in Israel in Jesus' time, and it was likely the language He spoke day by day. Some Aramaic words were even used by the Gospel writers in the New Testament. The New Testament, however, was written in Greek. This seems strange, since you might think it would be either Hebrew or Aramaic. However, Greek was the language of scholarship during the years of the composition of the New Testament from 50 to 100 AD. The fact is that many Jews could not even read Hebrew anymore, and this disturbed the Jewish leaders a lot! So, around 300 BC a translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek was undertaken, and it was completed around 200 BC. Gradually this Greek translation of the Old Testament, called the Septuagint, was widely accepted and was even used in many synagogues. It also became a wonderful missionary tool for the early Christians, for now the Greeks could read God's Word in their own tongue. So the New Testament authors wrote in Greek. They did not, however, use really high-class or classical Greek, but a very common and everyday type of Greek. For many years some scholars ridiculed the Greek of the New Testament because many of its words were strange to those who read the writings of the great Greek classical authors such as Plato and Aristotle. But later many records were uncovered of ordinary people, and amazingly there were the same common terms used in everyday speech! The ridicule dried up accordingly.