…Thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works… I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Lesson Two
The Preserving and Delivery of Scripture Through the Ages...
The History of the Bible
The Book of Books
1. List four people who wrote books of the Bible and the books they wrote.
We know that the books of the bible were written by men such as Moses, Ezra, Paul, and Peter, how do we know this?
2. It is often said that the Bible is the Word of God, yet we know that these men are the actual writers. This is not considered to be a contradiction.
a. Why do we (Christians) believe that the bible is “THE WORD OF GOD”?
b. Write out any scripture verses that encourage a Christian on this matter.
c. Who wrote the passages you chose, and give some examples of why their
understanding of God and spiritual issues would be believable or reliable.
d. There are three important keys to understanding the reliability of any ancient text,
particularly as hundreds of years pass. The reliability of such a thing is based upon
bibliographical evidence, internal evidence and external evidence. Give an example for
each in regards to the bible.
Bibliographic evidence...(i.e., the textual tradition from the original document to
the copies and manuscripts of that document we possess today)
Internal evidence (what the document claims for itself)
External evidence (how the document squares or aligns itself with facts, dates,
persons from its own contemporary world).
2. What was the original language of the Old Testament writings?
3. What were the first biblical writings written on?
Find two sources that tell you the answer to verify this to be true.
List the two sources you use to find out this information in bibliographical format.
Here are some things to know. Write as much or as little as you want to about the following, but read a lot.
4. What is a scribe?
5. What is a Massorete?
6. What is a monk? Are there only Christian Monks? Are there different types?
7. Read about the Dead Sea Scrolls. Write a short essay that tells what the Dead Sea Scrolls are that includes information about when and where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and the significance of the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Where are they today?
8. What and when is the Council of Jamnia and what occurred that was significant about it? (What is a “council”?)
9. What is the apocrypha? What period of time is the apocrypha about?
10. What is a codex? What is the Vatican Codex? What is the Sinai Codex?
11. What happened at the Council of Carthage? What years was it?
12. What did St. Jerome do?
13. Who is Caedmon?
14. Read about each of the following men and briefly answer:
Who are they and what are they most known for?
1. Bede
2. John Wycliff
3. William Tyndale
4. Johann Gutenberg
5. Miles Coverdale
6. William Carey
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