Book
How were all stories and history passed down during the Biblical time period?
word of mouth
There is more evidence for ________ within and without the Bible than for any other historical figure from the same time period.
Jesus
2 Timothy 3:16 All _________ is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
scripture
In order for the Bible to be trustworthy, it must be _________, ___________, and _____________.
accurate, reliable and relevant
At what place did the Israelites receive the ten commandments?
Sinai
As a rule, the __________ a copy is the more accurate it is.
Older
Most of the errors found in copies of the Old Testament were _________ errors
spelling
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by _____________ ____ _________, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
inspiration of God
Give one reason why the Bible is relevant from class materials and one reason why the bible is relevant in your own life.
The bible answers the world's deepest questions: What is the purpose of life.
Answers vary.
Which of Israel's leaders led them across the Jordan River and into the promised land?
Joshua
Explain why saying that the Bible has 300,000 mistakes in it is a huge exaggeration.
_______ used careful investigation of eye-witness reports in order to write an accurate account of the life of Jesus.
Luke
Hebrews 4:12 "For the ________ ___ _____ is quick and powerful, and sharper than any _____________ ________, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
word of God; twoedged sword
Give two reasons the Bible is accurate
Answers must come from the section of the video notes we titled "accuracy" or from book information
How were the tribes split after the kingdom became divided. How many were "Israel" and how many were Judah?
10 "Israel"/2 Judah
How does the New Testament compare to other documents written during the same time period?
The copies of the New Testament that we do have were written much sooner than copies of other well-known works from that time period.
What were the important documents were discovered in the 20th century that confirmed the accuracy of the Old Testament Scriptures?
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is _________ and ____________, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of ________ and ________ and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
quick, powerful, soul, spirit
Give two reasons the bible is Reliable using class materials.
Two reasons must come from section of video notes titles "reliability" or from the book.
What three things did God promise Abraham?
Land, People, and Blessing
Sally says she doesn't trust the Bible because there are no original copies and people could've made mistakes when they copied it. What would your response to Sally be?
Answers vary
____________ provides powerful external evidence for the reliability of the Bible
Archeaology
What is 2 Timothy 3:16 and Hebrews 4:12
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Give one doubt or criticism of the Bible and one counter argument to that criticism.
Answers vary
Which book of the bible tells of the time period where Israel was ruled by unjust rulers who showed favoritism amongst the tribes?
Judges