1. The Doctrine of Inspiration - Part 23
The Doctrine of Inspiration - Part 2

2. Review
History of Writing
History of Books
Old Testament

3. Old Testament Division
Period
Time
Books
I. ANTE DELUVIAN
5000+ BC
Genesis 1-8
II. POST DELUVIAN
3000 BC
Genesis 9-11
III. PATRIARCHY
2000 BC
Genesis 12-50
Job
IV. BONDAGE
1600 BC
EXODUS 1-12

4. Old Testament Division
Period
Time
Books
V. CONQUEST
1400 BC
Exodus 13-40
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel 1-10

5. Old Testament Division
Period
Time
Books
VI. UNITED KINGDOM
1000 BC
1 Samuel 11-31
2 Samuel
1 Kings 1-11
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Psalms
Proverbs
Song of Solomon
Ecclesiastes

6. Old Testament Division
Period
Time
Books
VII. DIVIDED
KINGDOM
800 BC
1 Kings 12-22
2 Kings
2 Chronicles 10-36
Isaiah
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Jeremiah
Zephaniah

7. Old Testament Division
Period
Time
Books
VIII. EXILE
600 BC
Daniel
Ezekiel
Lamentations
IX. RESTORATION
500BC
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

8. Old Testament Division
Period
Time
Books
X. SILENCE
400BC
TO JESUS
i.e.
Esdras
Judith
Maccabees

9. Inspiration of the Bible
CANON - “KANON” “Measuring Rod”

10. Inspiration of the Bible
Apostles were alive
Abundance of material
Jesus’ second coming imminent

11. Events That Led to the Production of the N.T. Canon
Canon of Marcion
AD 140
Persecution
CODEX Form

12. Principles for Selection of Canon
Authorship
- Luke Paul
- Mark Peter
- James Lords Brother

13. Principles for Selection of Canon
Value of Book
Uninspired Authors
- i.e. Acts of Peter
- i.e. Gospel of Thomas

14. Principles for Selection of Canon
Circulation
The Canon confirmed 300 years after first writings began to be circulated.

15. New Testament Division
The Gospels
Matthew, Luke, Mark, John = 4
History - Acts = 1

16. New Testament Division
Pauline Epistles = 13
Romans, Colossians
1-2 Corinthians, 1-2 Thessalonians
Galatians, 1-2 Timothy
Ephesians, Titus
Philippians, Philemon

17. New Testament Division
General Epistles = 8
Hebrews, 1-3 John, James, Jude, I-II Peter
Prophecy - Revelation = 1
Total =

18. Translations
Hebrew O.T.
Septuagint (70)

19. Translations
KOINE (Common Greek)
5357 Greek Manuscripts today
Latin Vulgate (Jerome)- 404 AD

20. Translations
1st English AD
John Wycliffe 1382
Gutenberg (Latin Vulgate)
William Tyndale 1526
King James 1611

21. Translations RSV - Revised Standard Version
ASV - American Standard Version
NASV - New American Standard Version
NIV - New International Version
NLT - New Living Translation

22. Inspiration of the Bible
Percentage of error in modern translations = .01%

23. Why Do We Believe the Bible is Inspired?
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Why Do We Believe the Bible is Inspired?