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Is everything in the Bible literal?
No: It depends on the Genre and the context of the statment
What are the Accusations of the Bible's truth?
The second daily double
“The words written down by the biblical authors do not represent what happened, but rather made up legends.” (Not true then) B. “The words we have today are not the original words because of corruption and copying errors over the years.” (Not true now)
What is the word that means the Bible is without error
Inerrancy
Did contemporary historians confirm the content of the story of Jesus?
Yes
Here are a few examples
Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger
What are Variants?
Differences in manuscripts
Name a genre in the Bible that was in the Doctrine of Scripture notes.
Poetry, History, Letter, Prophecy, Biography
Any of these are fine
What are the things an atheist is going to attack the bible from a historical perspective with?
They will claim that there are historical contradictions with the Bible and itself or historical contradictions with the Bible and other historical documents.
Does the Bible say it is sufficient for everything we believe and how we are to live for God?
!YES!
What are the Dead sea scrolls?
Copies of Old Testament and other writings from around 125 BC (over 1,000 years earlier than texts we had before) 95% was word for word consistent with already existing copies. Other 5% was mainly spelling variations
What is Textual Criticism?
The study of the copies of an original document in order to determine the original as accurately as possible.
What is Special revelation?
God's revealing of himself in specific and miraculous ways
Does the doctrine of Inerrancy apply to the NIV
No it doesn't apply to any copy only the original manuscript.
What is the message of the Bible?
The Gospel: All are sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God but God sent his one and only son to pay for our sins, now it is up to us to decide if we want to accept this free gift.
Why does the Bible pass the Sources Test better than any other ancient historical document?
Way more manuscripts
The manuscripts disagree way less
What does Eiseigisis mean?
The act of putting meaning into the text
Was the verse system originaly in the Bible?
NO
Does misspelling in some of the documents of the Bible disprove the Bible?
No
Is the book of Thomas in the Biblical canon
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
What is the oldest manuscript of the Bible?
John Renolds Fragment
Only removed from the original by about 25 years
What does Exegesis mean?
The act of getting the meaning out of the text.
What movie did we watch during this unit?
The Case For Christ
What nation in the Bible was considered as a myth until it was found in the 1900's.
You must phrase this one as a question
The Hittites
When studying the Bible should we use Exegesis or Eisegesis
Exegesis which means trying to get the meaning out of the text
Daily Double
How many Greek manuscripts of the Bible are there?
5800
What are the sources test for a document?
Determining how accurate the copies are.