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Is the Bible Is the Bible the Word of God?the Word of God?
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The Bible’s Composition
• 66 Books (39 in OT, 27 in NT)
• Period of 1,600 years
• 40 different writers
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The Bible’s Canonization
• All NT books to have apostolic roots
• To be theologically in line with OT
• Accepted widely by Christians
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The Bible’s Claim:Plenary, verbal inspiration
(1 Tim 3:16, 2 Pet 1:20-21)
Individual words (Matt 24:35, 1 Cor 2:13)
Verb Tenses (Matt 22:32)
Noun Numbers (Gal 3:16)
Individual Letters (Matt 5:17-18)
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The Bible’s Characteristics• Infallibility
• Inerrancy
1. God cannot err (Titus 1:2, Heb 6:18)
2. The Bible is God’s word (2 Tim 3:16, 2 Pet 1:21)
3. Therefore, the Bible cannot err.
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1.1. Passes the Passes the Transcriptional testTranscriptional test
• No. of Greek copies – 5,686• Time-gap – as little as 30 years• Accuracy - over 99%
“The scrolls have shown that our traditional Bible has been amazingly accurately preserved for over 2,000 years.”
- Eugene Ulrich
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2. 2. Passes the Passes the Honesty TestHonesty Test
• No evidence of collusion• Recounts derogatory remarks• Includes harsh sayings• …and self-incriminating reports• Contrary to culture of writers
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3.3. Passes the Passes the Consistency testConsistency test
• Breadth of subject matter
• 1,600 year time period
• 40 varied authors
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4.4. Passes the Historical Passes the Historical Accuracy testAccuracy test
Sir. William Ramsay:
“Luke is a historian of first rank; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy…this author should be placed along with the very greatest of historians.”
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5.5. Passes the Passes the ArchaeologicalArchaeological Accuracy testAccuracy test
William F Albright:
“There can be no doubt that archaeology has confirmed the substantial historicity of Old Testament tradition.”
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6.6. Passes the Passes the Contemporary Contemporary Literature testLiterature test
Paul Maier:
‘‘Many facts from antiquity rest on just one ancient source, while two or three sources in agreement generally render the fact unimpeachable.’’
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7.7. Passes the Passes the Medical Medical Accuracy testAccuracy test
• Circumcision 8th day (Lev 12:3)
• Life in the blood (Lev 17:11)
• Quarantine (Lev 13:46)
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8.8. Passes the Passes the Scientific Scientific Accuracy testAccuracy test
• The Universe had a beginning (Gen 1:1)
• Innumerable stars (Gen 22:17)
• Earth suspended in space (Job 26:7)
• Water cycle (Ecc 1:7)
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9. 9. Passes the Passes the Predictive Predictive Accuracy testAccuracy test
Prof. Peter Stoner:
‘‘We find the chance that any man might have lived to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 1017…that would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000.’’
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“Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free”
(John 8:32)• Lord George Lyttelton • Gilbert West • Frank Morrison• Josh McDowell• John Warwick Montgomery• Sir William Ramsay• Dr. Allan Rex Sandage• Lee Strobel