1. Tisha B’Av 9 th of Av Solomon’s Temple (1 st ) 586 BC Zerubbabel’s Temple (2 nd ) 70 AD

2. Eicha (Lamentations) Scroll Bible Lands Museum - Jerusalem

3. Numbers 19: 1-10

4. Bible Basics

5. Now faith is the substance (assurance) of things hoped for, the evidence (certainty) of things not seen. NKJV Hebrews 11:1

6. Pontius Pilate Prefect of Judea

7. The man without the Spirit (natural or unspiritual man) does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God - foolishness - cannot understand I Corinthians 2: 14

8. I am the truth The words I say to you are not just my own I gave them the words you gave me – they accepted them John 14: 6-10 John 17: 6-8

9. Spirit of truth Teach you all things Remind you of everything I have said Guide you into all truth Not speak on his own Tell you what is yet to come John 14: 15-17; 25-26 John 16: 12-15

10. These are written that you may believe John 20: 30-31 …men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit II Peter 1: 19-21

11. And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Luke 24: 23-27; 44-49 Then He opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures

12. Word of God Word of the Lord Gospel Holy Spirit Baptism Acts 8: 14-17, 25 Gospel of God Word of God I Thessalonians 2: 8-9, 13

13. The Spirit clearly says… I Timothy 4: 1 Many will turn away from the faith False prophets will deceive many people Matthew 24: 10-11

14. II Peter 3: 14-18 …contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures…

15. The Bible written over a period of almost 1500 years from Moses (~1400BC) to John (almost 100AD) about 40 different writers One Message from One Author

17. Fragments

18. Scroll http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/isaiah

19. Codex

20. Papyrus – flattened reeds (papyrus plant) Parchment – processed sheepskin Vellum – processed calfskin Manuscript material

21. Masoretic Text, Biblia Hebraica (900AD) Hebrew, Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls (200BC) Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek Septuagint (LXX) (300BC) Hebrew, Aramaic into Greek Vulgate (400AD) Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek into Latin NT Greek Text (200AD) The Bible

22. NT – over 5,800 Greek MSS Almost 24,000 MSS in Greek, Syriac, Latin More evidence than any other book in history

23. Old Testament Message & Canon Historical Overlap

24. New Testament Message & Canon Historical Overlap

25. New Testament Message & Canon Historical Overlap

26. II Timothy 3: 12-17 Believers will be persecuted Impostors, deceivers But you – continue in what you have learned & become convinced of You have known the Holy Scriptures & it is all God-breathed

27. First of all, it is important to know that if the "Bibles" of today, with all their versions and differences in the quantity of their "books" and "gospels", were in fact the Original Holy Word of GOD Almighty, then there would be no need for the Noble Quran. But since they are corrupt, then we obviously can't consider them as GOD Almighty's Holy and Divine Words. http://www.answering-christianity.com/warning.htm

28. The Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ

29. “manifest mistakes in the ancient versions” Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures “The Bible has been my only authority. I have had no other guide in the “straight and narrow way “ of Truth.” “I have revised Science and Health only to give a clearer and fuller expression of its original meaning. Spiritual ideas unfold as we advance” “God has been preparing me during many years for the reception of this final revelation of the absolute divine Principle of scientific mental healing ”

30. There are so many different translations – how do we know which one is true? Or are ANY of them true? There is only one true interpretation of Scripture

31. Hebrews 5: 11-6:2 Elementary truths of God’s word But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves (senses exercised) (faculties trained by practice) to distinguish good from evil

32. -Original texts - transdenominational - independent teams - multiple critiques - noted discrepancies

34. Matthew 17:20-23 - NIV 20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. p " 22 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life." And the disciples were filled with grief.

35. P 20 Some manuscripts you. 21 But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting. NIV 21 But this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting.” 8 8 other mss. lack this verse ISV 21 (But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.) ASV http://www.apbrown2.net/web/TranslationComparisonChart.htm http://www.biblestudytools.com/compare-translations/

36. John 12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. KJV John 21:18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. KJV