2. Last Week’s Teaching
Last Week’s Teaching

3. Revelation 19:11-13, 16: I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written

4. on him that no one knows but he himself
on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God…. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

5. John 1:1-3, 14: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that

6. has been made…. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us
has been made…. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

7. 2 Peter 1:19-21: And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

8. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

10. 2 Timothy 3:14-17: But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for

11. salvation through faith in Christ Jesus
salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

12. We believe the Bible is God's perfect revelation to humankind
We believe the Bible is God's perfect revelation to humankind. The Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments were supernaturally inspired and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible contains eternal answers to humankind's problems and is the authoritative source of

13. Christian doctrine, precepts, and teaching (2 Tim. 3:16)
Christian doctrine, precepts, and teaching (2 Tim. 3:16). The Bible is the foundation upon which the church is to operate and is the basis for church governance. Modern Bible translations that are literally consistent with ancient manuscripts are useful for instruction and teaching.

14. Old Testament Book Probable Author Date Written Pentateuch Genesis
Moses
B.C.
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Mostly Moses

15. Historical Books Joshua Mostly Joshua 1405-1385 B.C. Judges 1043 B.C.
Samuel, Gad, Nathan
1043 B.C.
Ruth
Samuel ?
B.C.
1 & 2 Samuel
B.C.
1 & 2 Kings
Jeremiah ?
B.C.
1 & 2 Chronicles
Ezra
B.C.
B.C.
Nehemiah
Ezra ?, Nehemiah
B.C.
Esther
Mordecai ?
B.C.

17. Poetic & Wisdom Literature
Job
Unknown, Moses ?
<1000 B.C.
Proverbs
Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
B.C.
Psalms
David and others
B.C.
Song of Solomon
Solomon
B.C.
Ecclesiastes
B.C.

18. The Major Prophets Isaiah 700-681 B.C. Jeremiah 586-570 B.C.
Lamentations
586 B.C.
Ezekiel
B.C.
Daniel
B.C.

19. The Minor Prophets Joel 835-796 B.C. Amos 750 B.C. Hosea 750-710 B.C.
Jonah
775 B.C.
Obadiah
or 600 B.C.
Micah
B.C.
Zephaniah
B.C.

20. The Minor Prophets Nahum 650 B.C. Habakkuk 615-605 B.C. Haggai
Zechariah
B.C.
Malachi
B.C.
* Apocrypha
Not Canonized by the Roman Catholic Church until 1546 A.D.
B.C.

21. Old Testament Critical Texts Form Writers Language Date Old Testament
Original Manuscripts
Papyrus, Skins, Parchment, Clay Tablets, Stone
30+
Hebrew (Aramaic)
B.C.
Masoretic Text
Oldest complete Hebrew manuscript 916 A.D.
Scribes
Hebrew
A.D.

22. Old Testament Critical Texts Writers Language Date Septuagint (LXX)
Translation into Greek of the Old Testament (Apocrypha)
70 ?
Greek
250 B.C.
Oldest Manuscripts: Great uncial codices
A.D.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Discovered 1947+
800+ Scrolls Manuscripts
Hebrew
68 A.D.
Every book of the Old Testament except Esther
Confirmed the Masoretic Text

23. Qumran Caves near the Dead Sea
Old Testament - Validity
Qumran Caves near the Dead Sea

24. Old Testament - Validity
1) Meticulous care of the texts by the Jewish priests and scribes
2) Archaeological affirmation of the reliability of the texts
3) Historical accuracy /authenticity (historicity) of the Old Testament

25. Old Testament - Validity
4) Fulfilled Old Testament prophecies
5) The New Testament authors confirmed the Old Testament with numerous quotations.
6) Jesus affirmed the inspiration of the Old Testament by quoting it.

26. Old Testament - Validity
“Jesus believed that the Old Testament was divinely inspired, the veritable Word of God. He said, ‘The Scripture cannot be broken’ (John 10:35). He referred to Scripture as ‘the commandment of God’ (Matthew 15:3) and as the ‘Word of God’ (Mark 7:13). He also indicated that it

27. Author of Evidence that Demands a Verdict
Old Testament - Validity
was indestructible: ‘Until Heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the law, until all is accomplished’ (Matthew 5:18).”
- Josh McDowell ministry
Author of Evidence that Demands a Verdict

28. Old Testament - Validity
The validity and reliability of the Old Testament testifies to the divine, providential hand of God in recording, maintaining, and enlivening His written truth.

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31. New Testament Matthew A.D. 50-60 Mark Luke A.D. 60-61 John A.D. 80-90
Acts
A.D. 62
Romans
Paul
A.D. 56
1 Corinthians
A.D. 55
2 Corinthians
A.D
Galatians
A.D

32. New Testament Ephesians Paul A.D. 60-62 Philippians Colossians
1 Thessalonians
A.D. 51
2 Thessalonians
A.D
1 Timothy
A.D
2 Timothy
A.D
Titus
Philemon

33. New Testament Hebrews ? A.D. 67-69 James A.D. 44-49 1 Peter Peter
1 John
John
A.D
2 John
3 John
Jude
A.D
Revelation
A.D

34. New Testament Validity
Author
When Written
Earliest Copy
Interim Time Span
No. of Copies
Plato – Greek
(Tetralogies) BC
900 AD
1,200 yrs 7
Herodotus – Greek
(History) BC
1,300 yrs 8
Ceasar – Roman
(The Gallic Wars) BC
1,000 yrs  10
Aristotle – Greek BC
1,100 AD
1,400 yrs 49
Homer - Greek
(Iliad)
900 BC
400 BC
500 yrs    
643
New Testament –
Greek
49-96 AD
130 AD
35 yrs
24,000

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43. New Testament Validity
Author
When Written
Earliest Copy
Time Span
No. of Copies
Plato – Greek (Tetralogies) BC
900 AD
1,200 yrs 7
Herodotus – Greek (History) BC
1,300 yrs 8
Euripedes – Greek playwright BC
1,100 AD
1,500 yrs 9
Ceasar – Roman (The Gallic Wars) BC
1,000 yrs  10
Aristotle - Greek BC
1,400 yrs 49
Homer - Greek (Iliad)
900 BC
400 BC
500 yrs    
643
New Testament
50-90 AD
130 AD
30 yrs
24,000