session two bible basics
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Session Two Bible Basics. How We Got Our Bible. God The Author. Preservation Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever . ( Psa 12:7). Inspiration. Man The Instrument. All scripture is given by inspiration of God (II Tim 3:16). Canonization. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Session TwoBible Basics
How We Got Our Bible
Originals
Reliable Manuscripts
God’s word accepted by God’s people
God’s word kept intact in
English:The King
James Version
Inspiration
PreservationThou shalt keep them, O
LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation
for ever. (Psa 12:7)
Copying
Canonization
Translation
GodThe
Author
ManThe
Instrument
Textus Receptus
All scripture is given by
inspiration of God (II Tim
3:16)
How We Got Our Bible – Inspiration
Originals
Reliable Manuscripts
God’s word accepted by God’s people
God’s word kept intact in
English:The King
James Version
Inspiration
PreservationThou shalt keep them, O
LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation
for ever. (Psa 12:7)
Copying
Canonization
Translation
GodThe
Author
ManThe
Instrument
Textus Receptus
All scripture is given by
inspiration of God (II Tim
3:16)
Inspiration
II Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:II Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.• The scripture was “God-breathed”
Inspiration
• Verbal – applies to the very words
• Plenary – extending to all parts alike
• Inerrant – correct in every detail
• Confluent– the scriptures are a
product of two agents – God used man to give
us His word
Inerrant
Plenary
Confluent
Verbal
Revelation vs. Inspiration vs. Illumination
• Revelation – God revealing Himself to man• Inspiration – the Holy Spirit moving human
writers in such a way that they recorded the very words of God though couched in their own literary style
• Illumination – the Holy Spirit giving understanding of revealed truth
Revelation
Inspiration
Illumination
• Disclosure
• Documenting
• Discovery
How We Got Our Bible – Copying
Originals
Reliable Manuscripts
God’s word accepted by God’s people
God’s word kept intact in
English:The King
James Version
Inspiration
PreservationThou shalt keep them, O
LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation
for ever. (Psa 12:7)
Copying
Canonization
Translation
GodThe
Author
ManThe
Instrument
Textus Receptus
All scripture is given by
inspiration of God (II Tim
3:16)
Preservation
Psalm 12:6, 7The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.• No original exists today
Preservation
• Many copies of the original languages do exist
• These copies represent a critical link in the transmission of the biblical text from the originals to the Bible we have today
• Not all manuscripts are true copies of the original
• Manuscript evidence is a field of study by which we discern which are trustworthy and which are corrupt
Materials used in Preservation
• Papyrus–Made from papyrus reed by layering, pressing,
gluing– Pros: cheap, easy to transport– Cons: fragile, easily damaged
• Parchment– Prepared leather: tanned, scraped, stretched,
polished– Pros: very durable– Cons: very expensive– Vellum is the highest quality parchment
Terms Used
• Manuscript – a hand-written document• Scroll, or Roll – a continuous roll of papyrus or parchment– usually held between two sticks– Typical Old Testament scroll: 18-27” high,
100’ long
• Codex (Codices is plural)– Simply a book– Easier to carry than a scroll
Terms Used
• Lectionary – collections of scripture lessons arranged for congregational reading
• Palimpset (also Rescriptus)– Parchment which has been rescraped– Technology can decipher the original writing
• Uncial – upper case letters• Cursive (also Miniscule) – lower case
letters
Manuscripts
UncialCodex Alexandrinus
John 1:1-7
Miniscule 481Luke 1:1-7a
Manuscripts
• Each biblical manuscript discovered is given a unique identifier
• Not all manuscripts contain the same portions of scripture– The oldest known manuscript of the New
Testament (p1) contains only 18 verses from Matthew chapter 1
– Sinaiticus (א-Aleph) contains almost the complete New Testament
How We Got Our Bible – Canonization
Originals
Reliable Manuscripts
God’s word accepted by God’s people
God’s word kept intact in
English:The King
James Version
Inspiration
PreservationThou shalt keep them, O
LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation
for ever. (Psa 12:7)
Copying
Canonization
Translation
GodThe
Author
ManThe
Instrument
Textus Receptus
All scripture is given by
inspiration of God (II Tim
3:16)
Canonization
• Canon comes from the Greek word for “a rule”
• Reasons–Maintain purity of “word”– Combat heresy– Confirm doctrine
• The Bible is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice
Process of Canonization – Acceptance
• Old Testament – whole-hearted acceptance by the churches of that which has already been accepted by the Jews
• New Testament– Gospels, Pauline epistles readily accepted– I Peter and I John (140-220 A.D.)– Hebrew and Jude (220-360 A.D.)– James, II Peter, II John, III John, Revelation
(400 A.D.)
Process of Canonization – Rejection
Old Testament• Mentioned in the Old
Testament– The Wars of the Lord (Num
21:14)– Jasher (Joshua 10:13)– The Book of Shemaiah (II Chr
12:15)– The Book of the Prophet Iddo (II
Chr 13:22)
• Apocrypha (c. 200-30 B.C.)– Wisdom of Solomon– Ecclesiasticus– Tobit– I and II Maccabees– Bel and the Dragon
New Testament• False gospels –
Andrew, Barnabas, Thomas, etc.
• False Acts – The Acts of John, Paul, Peter, Philip, etc.
• False Epistles• False Apocalypses –
Revelation of Peter, Paul, Thomas, Stephen, etc.
Tests of Canonization
• The Writer–Was the writer God’s man (prophet or apostle)?
• The Contents– Are they credible?– Do they add to without taking away from
doctrine?
• Acceptance– Is there a universal acceptance by God’s people– This test was especially significant for the New
Testament
How We Got Our Bible – Translation
Originals
Reliable Manuscripts
God’s word accepted by God’s people
God’s word kept intact in
English:The King
James Version
Inspiration
PreservationThou shalt keep them, O
LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation
for ever. (Psa 12:7)
Copying
Canonization
Translation
GodThe
Author
ManThe
Instrument
Textus Receptus
All scripture is given by
inspiration of God (II Tim
3:16)
Translation
• Reason– To present the word of God in the
reader’s own language– Replace earlier attempts, due to• Incompleteness• Faulty source manuscripts• Faulty (Catholic) influences
• Result – God’s word kept intact in the King James Version