Apologetics and Truth
This word means to make reply, to give an answer or to make a defense
What is apologetics?
These three major religions all believe in a Theistic God.
What are Christianity, Judaism and Islam?
True or False: Historical evidence outside of the Bible has been found for more than 40 different countries mentioned in the Bible.
What is True? The names of over 40 different kings of various countries mentioned in the Bible have all been found in contemporary documents and inscriptions outside of the Old Testament, and are always consistent with the times and places associated with them in the Bible. Nothing exists in ancient literature that has been even remotely as well-confirmed in accuracy as has the Bible.
This author's ancient manuscripts number 643 copies versus 5686 hand-written Greek manuscripts of the New Testament.
What is Homer's Iliad?
This prophet wrote about the suffering servant who was pierced for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities.
Who is Isaiah?
This verse in the Bible states "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have."
What is 1 Peter 3.15?
According to the Bible, God shows us His existence through these channels.
What are creation and conscience?
The original biblical languages.
What are Hebrew, Greek, and Biblical Aramaic?
Most scholars now believe the majority of New Testament books were written before 70 AD because this major event is missing from them.
What is the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem?
This psalm gives vivid detail about the suffering on the cross.
What is Psalm 22?
All ____________ is absolute and is for all persons, at all times and in all places.
What is truth?
This argument states that whatever exists must have a cause.
What is the Cosmological Argument?
There are three ways God communicated to people in the past. See if you can name two.
What are general revelation, written language and miracles?
We no longer have any original manuscripts of which of the following: A) The first 5 books of the Old Testament (The Torah) B) The Gospels ( Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) C) The Entire New Testament D) Both the Old and New Testament
What is D) Both the Old and New Testament? Although we no longer have the original manuscripts of these books, we have multiple manuscripts that are so close in accuracy therefore proving that the original scriptures did exist or no one would have such close accuracy.
Their testimony about the empty tomb was not believed but is recorded in the Gospels.
Who are the women?
This means opposite ideas cannot both be true at the same time and in the same sense.
What is Law of Noncontradiction?
This argument for the existence of God is based on man's innate sense of right and wrong.
What is the Moral Argument?
There are over "______ some manuscripts and scrolls" of the Bible. A) 66,420 B) 20,000 C) 1,000 D) 100,000
What is A) 66,420
This passage in Luke's Gospel is an excellent example of Eyewitness Testimony by listing over seven specific historical people and places.
What is Luke 3:1-2?
Peter, John, Paul, and 500 people.
What are eyewitnesses of Jesus's resurrection?
This tactic used in answering objections applies the claim to itself. Example: "There is no truth" Response: "Is that true?"
Final Jeopardy prompt: This man said, "By all means play and enjoy them, giving thanks to Jesus for them. Only take care that games do not become an idol to you as they did to me. What good will it do to anybody in the next world to have been the best player that ever has been? And then think of the difference between that and winning souls for Jesus."
What is Roadrunner Tactic?
Final Jeopardy Question: Who is C.T. Studd?
This apologetics argument for the existence of God is based in intellegent design.
What is the Teleological Argument?
Five of the following are reasons why the Church did not include the books of the Apocrypha and one is not a valid reason why they were not chosen. 1) Not on Earlier Lists 2) Rejected by many Scholars 3) Demonstrable Errors 4) Not in the Correct Language 5) No Evidence of Inspiration 6) Old Testament Complete
What is 4) Not in the correct language?
Diocletian, the Roman emperor, had churches and writings destroyed beginning in 303 AD. Early church fathers quoted the New Testament so often that only this amount of verses were left out.
What are eleven verses?
This first century Romano-Jewish scholar wrote about the crucifixion of Jesus.
Who is Josephus?