How the Bible Came to Be
The "Pre-Bible"
How we see it
Darn fools
100
A way to determine which books belong in the Bible as scripture and which do not
What is biblical canon?
100
accepted as the Hebrew OT and has accent and punctuation marks
What is masoretic text?
100
Bible was written by humans under the direction and influence of God/Holy Spirit
What is inspiration?
100
Fake books of the bible or imposters using biblical pen names for non-Biblical books
What is pseudepigrapha?
200
Things known about God through nature or natural means
What is general revelation?
200
Latin translation of the Bible
What is volgate?
300
learning about God through miracles or Scripture that are not naturally known
What is special revelation?
300
Greek translation of the Bible
What is septuagint?
300
God gave the WORDS for the Bible to humans, or the text of the Bible is God-breathed
What is verbal inspiration?
400
texts that are part of the NT but have been disputed in the past
What is antilogoumena?
400
Science of studying original Biblical texts in order to determine the original meaning and words of the Bible
What is textual criticism?
500
texts that are universally accepted as part of Scripture
What is homologoumena?
500
Bible is trustworthy and true in all teaching
What is infallibility?
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