Lecture 2

Question 1

The name Bible comes from the Greek word for book which is rooted in the word for _____.

Answer 1

biblia

Question 2

Name the two types of revelation.

Answer 2

Natural Revelation and Special Revelation

Question 3

Name one of the ways given by which the Bible demonstrates its claims.

Answer 3

1. manuscript evidence
2. internal textual testimony
3. unity and consistency
4. fulfilled prophecy
5. witness of Jesus

Question 4

What is the central theological motif of the Bible?

Answer 4

Answer: The prominent message of the Scriptures is the salvation and restoration of fallen man through Christ and Christ alone.

Explanation: (God’s plan is doxological in that the ultimate purpose of all of God’s works will result in bringing glory to Himself.)

Question 5

Name the elements your text names as essential to a clear definition of inspiration.

Answer 5

1. divine element (God the Holy Spirit superintended the writers.)
2. human element (Human authors wrote in individual styles and with their own personalities.)
3. the result (the recording of God’s truth is without error)
4. words–inspiration extends to the selection of words
5. original manuscripts (inspiration relates to the original manuscripts)

Question 6

Although we generally divide the Old Testaments into 5 sections today, the Jews originally divided it into _____ sections.

Answer 6

3

Question 7

Inspiration

Answer 7

relates to the method of recording the Bible

Question 8

Canonicity

Answer 8

relates to which books belong in the Bible

Question 9

Illumination

Answer 9

relates to the Holy Spirit’s role in the reader’s understanding of the Bible

Question 10

English Bible consists of …

Answer 10

66 books
39 in OT
27 in NT
40 different authors
1,500 year timespan
OT - Hebrew (Aramaic)
OT was originally 24 books (same 39 books as English Bible
NT - common Greek

Question 11

The Bible, God’s _____ _____ to humankind, discloses who God is, what He is like, what He has done in history, how to have a relationship with Him, and all we need to know in order to live a life pleasing in His sight.

Answer 11

written revelation

Question 12

How was the Bible written?

Answer 12

sinful men but free from error (inspired and inerrant)

Question 13

2 Peter 1:19-21

Answer 13

19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men SPOKE FROM GOD as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Question 14

2 Timothy 3:16

Answer 14

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Question 15

Theopneustos

Answer 15

breathed out by God (God’s product)

Question 16

Manuscript Evidence

Answer 16

• the NT is older and more numerous than any other ancient document.
• Credibility
• NT has almost 5,700 Greek manuscripts in existence - the best textually supported book from Antiquity (Homer’s Illiad has 643 manuscripts)

Question 17

Unity

Answer 17

• Handiwork of one single author - Holy Spirit

* Symphony led by 1 conductor

Question 18

Fulfilled Prophecy

Answer 18

• no other book upon which a religion has been founded that includes prophecy within it.
• 27% of the Bible is prophecy
• 300 prophecies related to Christ alone were fulfilled in the NT (this sets the stage for future prophecy)

Question 19

The witness of Jesus

Answer 19

• there is no higher authority to be appealed to
• Matthew 5:18 - Jesus accepted the validity of the OT without question.
• Based arguments on the word of the OT

Question 20

Practical Application?

Answer 20

• Not everything in the Bible is was written to us, but everything was written for us.
• The Author is the one who has planned all things and knows all things, past, present, and future.
• The Scriptures are transcultural
• The Bible was not written just to be placed on a shelf and adored, but it was written to be practiced and proclaimed by God’s people.