week 2. the bible's unity 1500 years, 66 books, 40 authors 3 continents, 3 languages 100's...

week 2

The Bible's Unity

1500 Years, 66 Books, 40 Authors

3 Continents, 3 Languages

100's Controversial Subjects

1 Central Theme

The Bible Truth

● Not “truth” stories...true stories.● Jesus believed the Bible as Truth● >300 prophecies of Jesus, 1 in 10157

chances of all of these being fulfilled in one person

How We Got the Bible

● One letter at a time.

● Each copy on brand new surface

● Each copy from authenticated original

● Specific color & quality of ink

How We Got the Bible

● Certain number of Columns, each

30-letters wide

● No letters could connect

● The distance between letters was

measured

How We Got the Bible

● Counting

● Every letter of every page

● Each letter's occurrence

● The middle letterWhen in Doubt –

Throw it Out!

How We Got the Bible

● OT “Canon” (means “standard”)

● Authoritative

● Prophetic

● Authentic

● Dynamic

● Received, collected, read, and used

by the people of God

How We Got the Bible

● NT “Canon” (means “standard”)

● Prepared under the authority of

the apostles.

− Authored

− Approved

How We Got the Bible

What about the Apocrypha?

● Historical/geographical inaccuracies

● Teach doctrine at odds with

Scripture

● Not of similar style

● Lack characters mentioned above

How We Got the Bible

What about the Apocrypha?

● Jewish historians never quoted them

● NT writers, who quoted from every

other OT book, never quoted them

● Many Catholic scholars rejected

them

● AD 1546

Original Manuscripts

Original Manuscripts

● New Testament● Written between: AD 40 and AD100● Earliest manuscript: AD 125● Time span: 25 years● No. Copies: 24,000

“The Bible Has Been Proven Wrong Scientifically”

● Lysanias, The Tetrarch of Abilene (27 AD)● Gallio, The Proconsul ● The Politarchs of Thessalonica

Verses 2 Remember

2 Tim 3:16-17

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting

and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly

equipped for every good work.

Verses 2 Remember

2 Pet 1:16-20

We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the

power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were

eyewitnesses of his majesty....And we have the word of the prophets

made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a

light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning

star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no

prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own

interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man,

but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy

Spirit.