2. There is no God… …so says the fool, Psa. 14:1  No Creator  No Truth  No Judgment  No Savior

3. The honest man knows there is a Creator, Heb. 3:4  Supreme Being  Judgment  Savior  Truth, Jn. 17:17

5. Written over about 1500 years  First writing around 1400 BC – Before Christ  Last writing around 96 AD – Anno Domini  Time period *Beginning of Creation: 4000 BC, Gen. 1:1 *Close of Apostolic Age: 96 AD, Rev. 1:9

6. 66 Books written by about 40 men  Moses  David  Isaiah  Jonah  Matthew, Mark, Luke, John  Peter  Etc.

7. Written in different times, cultures, nations  Exodus, Kings, Captivity, Occupation  Egyptian influence, Jewish, Babylonian, Roman

8. Written in three languages  Hebrew  Aramaic  Greek

9. In spite of all these factors, The Bible has one unified message  God is Creator, Gen. 1:1, 26; Psa. 33:6, 9; Heb. 11:3  Man is lost, Gen. 3:6; Psa. 53:3; Rom. 3:23  Savior needed, Gen. 3:15; Isa. 53:4, 5; Acts 4:10-12

10. Author When WrittenEarliest CopyTime SpanNo. of Copies Caesar100-44 B.C.900 A.D.1,000 yrs10 Plato427-347 B.C.900 A.D.1,200 yrs7 Tacitus100 A.D.1100 A.D.1,000 yrs20 Pliny61-113 A.D.850 A.D.750 yrs7 Thucydides460-400 B.C.900 A.D.1,300 yrs8 Herodotus480-425 B.C.900 A.D.1,300 yrs8 Sophocles496-406 B.C.1000 A.D.1,400 yrs193 Aristotle384-322 B.C.1100 A.D.1,400 yrs49 Homer – Iliad 900 B.C.400 B.C.500 yrs643 NT40-100 A.D.125 A.D.25 yrs24,000 +

11. NT has over 24,000 copies from ancient times  Over 5,300 Greek  Over 10,000 Latin  Over 4,000 Slavic

12. Text in Question  Iliad: 15,600 lines, 764 questioned = 4.89%  NT: 20,000 lines, 40 questioned = 0.2%

13. External evidence  Josephus, Jewish historian, & John the baptist *Named *Herod’s arrest, imprisonment, execution *His influence by preaching among the Jews

14. External evidence  Archeological *Erastus pavement stone, Rom. 16:23 *“Synagogue of the Hebrews” inscription found in housing district, Acts 18:4-7 *Luke mentioned 32 countries 54 cities 9 Mediterranean islands 95 people

15. The OT is inspired of God, 2 Pt. 1:20, 21  Claims *Moses “The LORD said” 45 times in Exodus *David, 2 Sam. 23:1, 2

16. The OT is inspired of God, 2 Pt. 1:20, 21  Proof in prophecy *Nations, Dan. 2:39, 40; Isa. 10:5, 6; 2 Kgs. 17:5, 6 *People, 1 Kgs. 13:1, 2; 2 Kgs. 23:15, 16; Isa. 44:28; Ezra 1:1-4 *Christ, Gen. 3:15; Gal. 4:4; Dan. 2:44; Lk. 2:1; Psa. 22:16; Lk. 24:39

17. The NT is inspired of God  Claims *Jesus, Jn. 16:13 *Luke, Acts 2:4 *Paul, Gal. 1:12 *Peter, 2 Pt. 3:15, 16

18. The NT is inspired of God  Proof *Previous points *Miracles, Mk. 16:20 *Jesus: lived, died, resurrected Testimony of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

19. Translation does not affect inspiration  OT Greek translation Septuagint (LXX)  Quoted by Jesus, apostles, & prophets *Mt. 22:31, 32; Ex. 3:6 *Heb. 1:5; Psa. 2:7 *Acts 28:26, 27; Isa. 6:9, 10

20. The Bible is the inspired word of God: Truth  If not, it is a fraud  If not, reject it  If not, there is no truth  If not, we are utterly & hopelessly lost