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Living by the Book
An Introduction to Bible Study Methods
Week 1
Schedule
Living by theBook Reading
• June 7th Introduction Pages 13-47
• June 14th Observation Pages 49-195
• June 21st Interpretation Pages 197-285
• June 28th Application Pages 287-378
• July 5th Correlation /Conclusion
What is the Bible?
• What are some views of the Bible?– Answer Book– Owners Manuel– Theological Text Book– Tool for Manipulation
• What are the issues that come with each of these views?
What is the Bible?
The Bible is not a book for the faint of heart - it is a book full of all the greed and glory and violence and tenderness and sex and betrayal that benefits mankind. It is not the collection of pretty little anecdotes mouthed by pious little church mice - it does not so much nibble at our shoe leather as it cuts to the heart and splits the morrow from the bone. It does not give us answers fitted to our small-minded questions, but truth that goes beyond what we can even know to ask.
from Thoughts and Reflections by Rich Mullins
What is the Bible?
• A working definition:
A collection of writings containing the record and revelation of God’s interaction with man.
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament– Historical
• Pentateuch– Genesis– Exodus– Leviticus – Numbers– Deuteronomy
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament– Historical
• Pentateuch• Pre-Kings
– Joshua– Judges– Ruth
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament– Historical
• Pentateuch• Pre-Kings• Kings
– 1 & 2 Samuel– 1 & 2 Kings– 1 & 2 Chronicles
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament– Historical
• Pentateuch• Pre-Kings• Kings• Captivity
– Ezra– Nehemiah– Esther
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament– Historical– Poetry
• Job• Psalms• Proverbs• Ecclesiastes• Song of Solomon
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament– Historical– Poetry– Prophets
• Major Prophets– Isaiah– Jeremiah– Lamentations– Ezekiel
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament– Historical– Poetry– Prophets
• Major Prophets• Minor Prophets
– Daniel - Malachi
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament– Historical– Poetry– Prophets
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament• New Testament
– Gospels• Matthew• Mark• Luke• John
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament• New Testament
– Gospels– History
• Acts
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament• New Testament
– Gospels– History– Paul’s Letters
• Romans –Philemon
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament• New Testament
– Gospels– History– Paul’s Letters– Other Letters
• Hebrews-Jude
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament• New Testament
– Gospels– History– Paul’s Letters– Other Letters– Prophecy
• Revelation
A collection of writings…
• Old Testament• New Testament
– Gospels– History– Paul’s Letters– Other Letters– Prophecy
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record
Two extremes are to be avoided when describing the Bible: Either denying or diminishing its divine characteristics while affirming its humam traits, or else affirming its divine properties while denying or diminishing its human elements.
Systematic Theology by Norman Geisler
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record
– Authors– Literary styles and forms– Reflects different human
• Perspectives • Thought patterns• Emotions• Interests• Culture• Sources
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record• Revelation
– Divine AuthorityBut He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’ ”
Matthew 4:4
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record• Revelation
– Divine Authority– Imperishability
“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.”
Matthew 5:17-18
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record• Revelation
– Divine Authority– Imperishability– Supremacy
And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?”
Matthew 15:3
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record• Revelation
– Divine Authority– Imperishability– Supremacy– True
“Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”
John 17:17
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record• Revelation
– Divine Authority– Imperishability– Supremacy– True– Historical Reliability
• Matthew 12:40; cf. 16:4• Matthew 24:37-38
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record• Revelation
– Divine Authority– Imperishability– Supremacy– True– Historical Reliability– Accuracy
• Matthew 19:4-5
…containing the record and
revelation… • Record• Revelation
– Divine Authority– Imperishability– Supremacy– True– Historical Reliability– Accuracy
… of God’s interaction with man.
• Actual people• Actual places• Actual problems• Actual encounters• Actually God
How did we get it?
All transmissions of the Bible were handwritten until the invention of the printing press in 1450s by Johann Gutenberg.
How did we get it?
• Old Testament– Hebrew Bible
• Law (Torah) – Genesis – Deuteronomy• Prophets
– The Former Prophets – Joshua – Kings– The Latter Prophets – Isaiah – The Book of
the Twelve• Writings
– Poetic Books – Psalms, Job, Proverbs– Five Scrolls – Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecc,
Lam, Esther– Historical Books – Daniel, Ezra – Nehemiah,
Chronicles
– Written in two related languages, Hebrew and Aramaic
How did we get it?
• Old Testament– Sometime around 250 BC the
Jews began to use Aramaic language.
– Septuagint (LXX): Greek translation of the Old Testament translated around 300-150 BC.
Old Testament
Genesis 1:1-2 (BHS/WIVU)
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2 a שdTך a S ו הו R ה ו ה a רdץ הRי Rהa ח��ו ב�� ו� ת�� � ת� א��ים Zא\ל VחS ו a וZם ו aי ת a Sל־פVע� ה ר� ה� � נ�
פdת Vרaמ� ים׃ח� eRSמVי ה a Sל־פVע � נ�
Old Testament
Genesis 1:1-2 (LXX)
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. 2 ἡ δὲ γῆ ἦν ἀόρατος καὶ ἀκατασκεύαστος, καὶ σκότος ἐπάνω τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἐπεφέρετο ἐπάνω τοῦ ὕδατος.
How did we get it?
• New Testament– The New Testament was
originally written in Koine Greek between the years 40-100 AD.
– 80% of the OT quotes in the NT are from the Septuagint.
How did we get it?
• Chapter Divisions– Stephen Langon in the 12th
century– Robert Estienne in Geneva in
1557
Geneva in 1557
How did we get it?
• Canonization
A collection or list of books accepted as an authoritative rule of faith and practice.
Canonization
• Jesus ben Sirach’s grandson, writing about 132 BC, references scripture.
• Josephus (90-100 AD)• Jewish tradition claimed that
prophecy had ceased about 400 BC.
• Jesus in Luke 11:49-51
Luke 11:49-51
“For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.’”
Luke 11:49-51
How did we get it?
• John Gutenberg (1398-1468) published the first Bible.
• Wycliffe’s first version of the New Testament in Middle English appeared in 1380.
• Tyndale’s Bible was printed in 1526.– went back to the original Hebrew and
Greek. – printed in and used modern English.
• The Geneva Translation had marginal notes that were Calvinistic (1556).
John Gutenberg
Wycliffe’s Bible
Geneva Translation
How did we get it?
• King James I of England (1604)– 54 biblical scholars– Six groups– 1611 the work was complete– Used for over three centuries
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Translations
TranslationsJohn 3:16 (NASB95)“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 (The Message)“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.”
John 3:16 (NLT)“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
Interlinear
Why is it important to me?
• Considered authoritative • Used to determine beliefs and
doctrines• Claims to be the Word of God
– 3800 times the Bible declares “God said” or “Thus says the Lord”
– Paul’s confession (1 Corinthians 14:37)
– John’s confession ( 1 John 4:6)
Why is it important to me?
• 2 Timothy 3:16-17All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
Why is it important to me?
• Teaching – Instructing believers in God’s truth– Standard
• Reproof– Changing behavior– Behavior not matching standard
• Correction– Changing thinking– Thinking not matching standard
• Training– Modeling behaviors– Guiding toward standard
Summary
• God desires to be in relationship with us and the Bible is an important tool in the development of that relationship.
• It is important that we do not replace a love for the Bible for a love of God.
Next Week
•Observation•Interpretation•Application•Correlation