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The Bible is the True Word of God

كلمة هو المقدس الكتابالحقيقية الله

Part II

November 2, 2014

Arabic Baptist Church Boston

Our Verses (2Ti 3:16, 17)

• All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

• That the man of God may be perfected, thoroughly furnished to every good work.

• ه�و� �اب� �ت �ك ال �ل� كالله�، م�ن� �ه� ب �م�وحى

� �يم "ع�ل �لت ل �اف�ع# و�ن � "ق�و�يم �لت ل ، �يخ� "و�ب و�الت

ف�ي "ذ�ي ال د�يب�� "أ و�الت�ر0 �ب ال ،

• ان� �س� �ن إ �ون� �ك ي �ي� �ك ل � �ه0با �أ م�ت ،� �ام�ال ك الله�

�ح7 ص�ال ع�م�ل7 �ل0 �ك .ل2

The Inspiration of the Bible2Pe 1:21

“For prophecy was not borne at any time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke being borne along by the Holy Spirit”

ق�ط�» �و"ة# �ب ن ت�� �أ ت �م� ل "ه� �ن أل

"م� �ل �ك ت �ل� ب ، ان7 �س� �ن إ �ة� يئ �م�ش� ب�ق�د0يس�ون� ال "ه� الل �اس� �ن أ

». �ق�د�س� ال وح� الر� م�ن� وق�ين� م�س�

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Mirror, Seed, Water, Lamp, Sword, Precious Metal (Gold, Silver), Nourishing Food (Milk,

meat, bread, honey), A hammer, Fire

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The Word of God الله كلمة

• Revelation: From God to man (man hears that which God wants written). الهى اعالن

• Inspiration: From man to paper (man writes that which God wants written).

الله من به موحى

• Illumination: From paper to heart (man receives the light of that which God has written) لإلنسان الله من نور

Jesus Christ is the Center of the Bible

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The Law

History Poetry Prophets Gospels Acts + Letters

Revelations

5 12 5 5 + 12 4 22 1

Promise of Christ

Waiting for ChristExamples, Testimonies, Prophesies

Christ born, lived, died, rose again

Christ’s Church

Crowning of Christ

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What the United States Presidents Said about the Bible

• George Washington (First): “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without the Bible.”

• Thomas Jefferson (Third): “The Bible makes the best people in the world.”

• Dwight D. Eisenhower (Thirty-fourth): “In the highest sense the Bible is to us the unique repository of eternal spiritual truths.”

The Bible is the True Word of God

• The Bible is unique in its unity and subject

• The Bible is unique for its stand against attacks

• The Bible is unique in its power and authority

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The Authenticity of the Bible

1. Was the Word of God changed or corrupted? التزوير؟ أو التحريف الله كلمة أصاب هل

2. Archaeology Confirms the Bibleالمقدس الكتاب صحة يثبت األثار علم

3. Fulfillment of the Bible Prophesiesتحققت الكتاب نبوات

4. The Determination & Finalization of the Canon

5. The Major Bible Autographs, Manuscripts, and Translations 8

1. The authenticity of the Holy Scriptures

• God, the Author protected it from corruption• The Bible said:

– Matthew 5:18, “Not one word will pass away”– : ض� ر�

� و�األ م�اء� الس" ول� �ز� ت ن�� أ �ى �ل إ �م� �ك ل ق�ول�

� أ �ح�ق" ال 0ي �ن ف�إ"ام�وس� الن م�ن� و�اح�د�ة# �ق�ط�ة# ن و�

� أ و�اح�د# ف# ح�ر� ول� �ز� ي � ال�ل� �ك ال �ون� �ك ي "ى ح�ت

– 1 Peter 1:24-25/ Isaiah 40:8 – “The word of the Lord abides forever”

– . �م�ة� �ل �ك ال ه�ي� و�ه�ذ�ه� �د� �ب األ �ل�ى إ �ت� �ب �ث ف�ت ب0 الر" �م�ة� �ل ك م"ا� و�أ

�ه�ا ب �م� ت ر� �ش0 ب �ي "ت .ال– . �ل�ى إ �ت� �ب �ث ف�ت �ا �ه�ن �ل إ �م�ة� �ل ك م"ا

� و�أ ه�ر� الز" �ل� ذ�ب ب� �ع�ش� ال �س� �ب ي�د� �ب األ

التحريف الله كلمة أصاب هلالتزوير؟ أو

• When, who, what parts and why it was corrupted

• When?• Who corrupted it (Jews

or Christians)?• How it was before

corrupting?• Why did they corrupt it

وماذا؟ ومن؟ متى؟ولماذا؟

التزوير؟· تم متىبالتزوير؟· قام الذي من

يتم· أن قبل كان ماذاتزويره؟

المزور· قام ولماذابالتزوير؟

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األصلي النص على الحصول مصادرللوحى

Sources of the Original Manuscripts of the Bible

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Original Manuscripts (Do not Exist)

Old Translations (Exist)

The Early Fathers Writings (Exist)

Canonized Manuscripts (Exist)

Old Transcripts (Exist)

Sources of Old Writingsالمعروفة القديمة الكتابات مصادر

Author Book DateWritten

EarliestCopies

Time GapYrs.

# ofCopies

Homer Iliad 800 B.C. c. 400 B.C. c. 400. 643Herodotus History 480-425 B.C. c. A.D. 900 c. 1,350. 8Thucydides History 460-400 B.C. c. A.D. 900 c. 1,300 8Plato   400 B.C. c. A.D. 900 c. 1,300 7

  300 B.C. c. A.D. 1100 c. 1,400. 200Caesar Gallic

Wars100-44 B.C. c. A.D. 900 c. 1,000. 10

Tacitus Annals A.D. 100 c. A.D. 1100 c. 1,000 20PlinySecundus

NaturalHistory

A.D. 61-113 c. A.D. 850 c. 750. 712

Demosthenes

Sources of Old Writingsالمعروفة القديمة الكتابات مصادر

Author Book DateWritten

EarliestCopies

Time Gap # ofCopies

Homer Iliad 800 B.C. c. 400 B.C. c. 400 yrs. 643New Testament A.D. 50-

100c. A.D. 114(portions)c. A.D. 200(books)c. A.D. 325(complete N.T.)

c. +50 yrs.

c. 100 yrs.

c. 225 yrs.

5366

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اليونانية باللغة الجديد العهد أصول

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• The Cyrus Cylinder, discovered in 1879, records Cyrus' overthrow of Babylon and his subsequent deliverance of the Jewish captives.

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2. Archaeology Confirms the Bibleالمقدس الكتاب صحة يثبت األثار علم

Archaeology Confirms the Bibleالمقدس الكتاب صحة يثبت األثار علم

• The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 in Egypt by Napoleon's scientists, was written in three languages: hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek. It unlocked the mystery of the hieroglyphics which have helped confirm the authenticity of the Bible.

• The Moabite Stone discovered in 1868 at Dibon, Jordan, confirmed Moabite attacks on Israel as recorded in 2 Kings 1 and 3. 16

• The Lachish Letters, discovered in 1932-1938, 24 miles north of Beersheba, described the attack of Nebuchadnezzar on Jerusalem in 586 BC.

• Archeological Excavations The Bible's authenticity is also evidenced by archeological excavations that prove the existence of names of people and cities found in the Bible. The discovery of the city of Petra, for example, helped confirm the authenticity of the Bible's record.

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Archaeology Confirms the Bibleالمقدس الكتاب صحة يثبت األثار علم

3. Fulfillment of the Bible Prophesiesتحققت الكتاب نبوات

• OT Prophesies concerning Christ (333)– Jesus' birthplace Bethlehem (Micah 5:2) – Jesus death on the cross Ps. 22, Is 53, …etc

• Noah’s blessings to his three sons

• The Jews (Deuteronomy 28, Daniel 9, Ezekiel 36,37, Matthew 23, 24)

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3. Prophesies Fulfilled – الكتاب نبوات تحققت

• Many of the Bible's prophecies have already come true.

– Prophecies concerning Babylon (Isaiah 13:19-22), 

– Tyre (Ezekiel 26:3-5),

– Sidon (Ezekiel 28:21-23),

– Cyrus (Ezra 4:3; 5:13-14; Isaiah 44:28; 45:1),

– Medo Persia (Daniel 8:20-21),

– Greece (Daniel 8:20-21), 19

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4. The Determination of the Canon

The tests given to the biblical books:1. Authorship — who wrote the book or the

epistle? 2. Local church acceptance — had it been read

by the various churches? What was their opinion?

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4. The Determination of the CanonThe tests given to the biblical books:3. Church fathers’ recognition — had the pupils

of the disciples quoted from the book? As an example, “What did Polycarp, the disciple of John the Apostle think of it?”

4. Book subject matter (content) —what did the book teach? Did it contradict other recognized books?

5. Personal edification — did the book have the ability to inspire, convict, and edify local congregations and individual believers?

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The Finalization of the Canon.

The Old Testament: •By the year 300 b.c. (at the latest) all Old Testament books had been written, collected, revered, and recognized as official, canonical books. •Many believe Ezra the prophet led the first recognition council.

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The Finalization of the Canon.

The New Testament: •During the Third Council of Carthage, held in A.D. 397, the twenty-seven New Testament books were declared to be canonical.•It absolutely must be understood that the Bible is not an authorized collection of books, but rather a collection of authorized books. •In other words, the twenty-seven New Testament books were not inspired because the Carthage Council proclaimed them to be, but rather the Council proclaimed them to be such because they were already inspired.

5. OT & NT Originals• Autographs: The autographs contain the original

text, but the original text can exist without them.

• Manuscripts: A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible.

• Translations: to common languages from its earlier forms, the Greek and Hebrew manuscripts

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Bible Autographs

Old Testament New Testament

No OT Autographs 45-95 AD the NT in Greek

1450-1500 BC Gen. – Deut. By Moses in Hebrew

45-63 AD Pauline Epistles, Gospels of Mark, Luke and Acts

555-545 BC Daniel in Aramaic.

@95 AD Gospel of John, Revelations

425 BC Malachi in Hebrew

400 BC Ezra (4:8-6:18, 7:12-26) in Aramaic 25

Bible ManuscriptsOld Testament New Testament

The Dead Sea Scrolls 200 BC-70AD (Isaiah, portions of all OT books except Esther (1947)

Over 5600 Greek Manuscripts of NT. Oldest written on papyrus and later ones called parchment

Geniza Fragments 400 BC portions of OT in Hebrew & Aramaic. In Cairo synagogue in 1947

-125 AD called “p 52” copied 35 yrs from originals and contain portion of John 18-200 AD Bodmer “p 66” and contain most of John-200 AD Chester Beatty biblical Papyrus “p 46” contain Pauline Epistles & Hebrews 26

Bible Manuscripts

Old Testament New Testament

Ben Asher Manuscripts 700-950 AD -Aleppo Codex all OT-Codex Leningradensis all OT in Hebrew copied by the Ben Asher family in AD 1008

-225 AD Bodmer Papyrus contains Luke & John-250-300 AD Chester Beatty Biblical papyrus “p 45” contains the four Gospels & Acts

-350 AD Codex Sinaiticus contains entire NT in Greek. Found in 1856 at St. Catherine monastery

350 AD Codex Vaticanus. Almost complete NT. In the Vatican library since 1475

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Bible Translations

Old Testament New Testament

400 BC the Aramaic Targums – from Hebrew into Aramaic for the people returning from Babylon captivity

-180 AD: NT from Greek to Latin, Syriac, Coptic-195 AD: “Old Latin” Both OT & NT translated from Greek into Latin. Parts were found by “Tertullian in North Africa (160-220 AD)

250 BC the Septuagint (LXX) Hebrew into Greek. Was used by early church

-300 AD. The Old Syriac. From Greek to Syriac-300 AD. The Coptic Versions: 4 dialects in Egypt

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Bible TranslationsOld Testament New Testament

Chester Beaty Papyri: 9 OT books in Greek 100-400 AD

-380 AD: “The Latin Vulgate” OT from Hebrew to Latin & NT from Greek to Latin. Translated by St. Jerome.

Codex Vaticanus: almost all OT in Greek dated @350 AD

It continues to be the Roman Catholic authoritative translation to date.

Codex Sinaiticus: almost all OT in Greek dated @350 AD

1380 AD: First English translation by John Wycliffe from the “Latin Vulgate”

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Why The Bible• Mar 12:24 And answering Jesus said to them, Do

you not err because of this, not knowing Scriptures, nor the power of God?

• « : � و�ال �ب� �ت �ك ال �ع�ر�ف�ون� ت � ال �ذ� إ �ون� �ض�ل ت �ه�ذ�ا ل �س� �ي �ل أ وع� �س� ي ج�اب�� ف�أ

"ه�؟ الل ق�و"ة�• Rom 10:17 Then faith is of hearing, and hearing

by the Word of God. • الله� �م�ة� �ل �ك ب �ر� ب �خ� و�ال �ر� ب �خ� �ال ب �يم�ان� اإل � �ذا .إ• Psa 119:9 With what shall a young man cleanse

his way? By taking heed according to Your Word. • �م�ك� �ال ك ح�س�ب� "اه� �ي إ �ح�ف�ظ�ه� ب ط�ر�يق�ه�؟ اب� الش" 0ي ك �ز� ي �م� 30 .ب

In Conclusion• The Bible gives the solution to the problem of

sin• Job 25:4 How then can man be justified with

God? Or how can one who is born of a woman be clean?

• �ود� م�و�ل �و ك �ز� ي �ف� �ي و�ك الله� �د� ن ع� ان� �س� �ن اإل ر� �ر" �ب �ت ي �ف� �ي ف�ك�ة�؟ أ �م�ر� ال

• Psa 85:10 Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

• . �م�ا �ث �ال ت �م� ال و�الس" �ر� �ب ال �ا �ق�ي �ت ال �ح�ق� و�ال ح�م�ة� .الر"31

The Solution

• Rom 3:24,25 “being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood”

يح� �م�س� ال وع� �س� �ي ب "ذ�ي ال �ف�د�اء� �ال ب �ه� �ع�م�ت �ن ب � انا م�ج" ر�ين� �ر0 �ب م�ت

م�ن� ه� �ر0 ب �ظ�ه�ار� إل �د�م�ه� ب �يم�ان� �اإل ب �ة �ف"ار� ك الله� ق�د"م�ه� "ذ�ي ال. الله� �م�ه�ال� �إ ب �ف�ة� ال الس" �ا �خ�ط�اي ال ع�ن� الص"ف�ح� ج�ل�

� أ

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To-Do-List• Read, and listen to words of the Bible• Study, understand, and memorize the Bible• Have your devotions and pray the Word• Pray the Words of the Bible• Expect results and answers to your prayers• Isa 55:11 “so shall My Word be, which goes

out of My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall certainly do what I sent it to do”

• . �ي" �ل إ ج�ع� �ر� ت � ال ف�م�ي م�ن� ج� �خ�ر� ت �ي "ت ال �ي �م�ت �ل ك �ون� �ك ت �ذ�ا ه�ك�ه�ا �ت ل س� ر�

� أ م�ا ف�ي �ج�ح� �ن و�ت �ه� ب ت� ر�ر� س� م�ا �ع�م�ل� ت �ل� ب �ف�ار�غ�ة�ه� .ل

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