Definitions
Genre
a style or catagory
What is the Bible
The inspired words and beliefs of God
What is truth
Truth is a fact or statistic
The various kinds of writing in the BIble were chosen to fit the purpose of those who wrote or edited a particular _____
book
Inspired
Being motivated to do something
Are the words in the Bible the exact word of God
No
What is symbolic truth
Scripture is told in symbols, parables, myths and allegories
The ____ contains many different literary forms within them
gospels
Literal
exact words of the original text
The books in the Bible were written by God
No
How many types of truths are there
6
The Bible contains many different literary form, each with the same purpose
No
Prophetic
Accurately predicting the future
What scriptures in the Bible are not sacred
None
____ truth tells us what is right and wrong, what we must and how we must live
Moral
A _____ is an account of how the world was created
genealogy
Divine Inspiration
Inspiration from God
Believers can read the Bible with confidence that the words are God's _____ with his people
communication
Is the Bible true
That can only be determined by understanding that there are different kinds of truth in the bible
What are the two Old testament Literary Form
Myth and Historic story