Lesson 2 – The Inspiration Of Scripture – Lesson Review

Question 1

1. List two Scriptures which prove that God is the author of the Bible.
   a.
   b.

Answer 1

a. 2 Timothy 3:16

b. 2 Peter 1:20–21

Question 2

2. What is Revelation?

Answer 2

Revelation comes directly from God and is the sole act of God as He reveals truth and knowledge

Question 3

3. What is inspiration?

Answer 3

Inspiration is human act divinely superintended by God to record his revelation

Question 4

4. What is illumination?

Answer 4

Illumination is the human act of understanding God’s revelation.

Question 5

5. How many books of the Old Testament claim to record God’s message?

Answer 5

26

Question 6

6. How did the apostles preserve and propagate the words of Jesus?

Answer 6

By writing the New Testament

Question 7

7. Which of the following are inspired?
Every Bible part equally 
The original text 
The translations 
The words themselves 
The general meaning 
The individual letters 
The grammatical structure 
The writing process the writer

Answer 7

Every Bible part equally 
The original text 
The words themselves 
The individual letters 
The grammatical structure 
The writing process

Question 8

8. When is scripture inspired?

Answer 8

Scripture is inspired in its context

Question 9

9. How did the inspired authors of the Bible choose the words?

Answer 9

They chose words based on their own vocabulary, style, culture, personality, experiences and education

Question 10

10. What is biblical criticism?

Answer 10

It is an interpretive method used to study scripture

Question 11

11. What two questions does a destructive view of biblical criticism ask?
    a.
    b.

Answer 11

a. What does this biblical passage mean?

b. Did God really say that?