Lesson 3

Question 1

Give eight reasons for our basic assumptions of Biblical interpretation.

Answer 1

1. God has spoken.
2. The Bible is God’s revelation of His will.
3. Our manuscripts are close to the originals.
4. The Bible has been accurately translated.
5. The Bible is Inerrant and Infallible.
6. The Bible is Complete, Final, and Sufficient.
7. The Bible is Intelligible and Understandable.
8. The Bible is Authoritative in Religious matters.

Question 2

The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha are part of Scripture. (T/F)

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What does the term Revelation mean?

Answer 3

Uncovering

Question 4

The Bible does contain truth, but first we need to demythologized it.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The Deist says God has been active ever since creation. (T/F)

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What does canonicity (higher criticism) study?

Answer 6

The genuineness of the individual books that we have in the Bible.

Question 7

What does Lower Criticism (textual criticism) study?

Answer 7

It attempts to study the Text

Question 8

Since the Bible is Inerrant and Infallible it is therefore?

Answer 8

Authoritative

Question 9

If you do not accept Jesus and His word as Authoritative you ______________

Answer 9

Will be judged

Question 10

Since God is Lord, His word is ________

Answer 10

Authoritative

Question 11

Therefore, since the Bible is from God it is __________, ____________, and ____________.

Answer 11

Inerrant, infallible and authoritative

Question 12

Scripture demands a response. The Bible is full of ________, __________, and _________ that we must follow.

Answer 12

Commands, examples, and exhortation

Question 13

What do the New Testament writers claim?

Answer 13

Inspiration by the Holy Spirit to speak and to write things that they do.

Question 14

In Pre-Christian times, God spoke to men through ____________. Today He speaks to us through ______.

Answer 14

Prophets, Bible