Inspiration
Free from error
What is inerrant?
Letters of the New Testament written to explain the truth about Jesus
What are the epistles
A personal account
What is a testimony?
Means "good news"
What are the Gospels?
From the Greek word meaning "book"
What is Bible?
The act whereby God supernaturally directed the writers of the Bible through the Holy Spirit
What is inspiration?
The doctrine that God has kept His Word from being lost or destroyed
What is preservation?
A sheet made of pressed plant fibers
What is papyrus?
The first five books of the Bible, written by Moses; also known as "the Pentateuch" and "the Law"
What is the Torah?
Covenant or agreement
What is a testament?
The act whereby God guides believers' minds to understand spiritual truth
What is illumination?
The original documents penned by the biblical authors
What are original manuscripts?
Pieces of animal skin which had been stretched, scraped, and dried
What is parchment?
The process of copying and passing down biblical manuscripts through history
What is transmission?
Whole or complete
What is plenary?
God's communication of His character and work
What is revelation?
Hand-written, old documents, specifically those which contain part or all of the Scriptures
What are manuscripts?
Contains five books of the Old Testament which were read aloud at various Jewish festivals; also known as the "five scrolls"
What is the megilloth?
What are the Nebiim?
Greek translation of the Old Testament
What is the Septuagint?
Completely dependable and incapable of failing in its purpose
What is infallible?
"Secret" or "hidden"
Non-inspired, non-canon books written during the period between the Old and New Testaments
What is apocrypha?
A collection of 13 Old Testament books containing the poetic books, the "five scrolls," and the historic books
Pieces of stone and clay used to record text
What is ostraca?