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By what name are books of Moses collectively known?. Welcome to Family Builders. The Pentateuch . Answering the Bible Question: Is the Bible the Word of God?. Pastor Eric S. Lewis Shadow Mountain Community Church. Series Review. Week 1 What does the Bible claim about itself? (Doctrine) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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By what name are books of
Moses collectively
known?
Welcome to Family Builders
The Pentateuch
Answering the Bible Question:
Is the Bible the Word of God?
Pastor Eric S. LewisShadow Mountain Community Church
Series ReviewWeek 1
What does the Bible claim about itself? (Doctrine)
Week 2How do we know that the Bible’s claims are
true? (Apologetics)Week 3
How do I know my English Bible is reliable? (Compilation and Translation)
Last week we discussed…The Bible claims to be…
God’s revelation to mankindInspired by God word for word and
in its entirety and therefore without error
The Holy Spirit helps the believer to understand the inspired words
These concepts are known as the doctrines of the Bible.
This week we will discuss If the Bible is inspired, as it
claims to be, one should expect it to be…
Prophetically accurate?Archeologically accurate?Scientifically accurate? Bibliographically reliable?These are the apologetic
questions
Two Concessions Need to be Made
One cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that God exists much less that He wrote a book.
The study of Apologetics is to enforce the beliefs of the Christian NOT to convince the unbeliever.
Prophetic AccuracyWhen a prophet speaks
in the name of the LORD, if the thing does
not come about or come true, that is the thing which the LORD
has not spoken The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of
him. -Deuteronomy 18:22
Fullfilled Prophecies of the Bible
Tyre will be conqueredAmos 1:9-10
Tyre will be thrown into the seaEzekiel 26:12
Tyre will be attacked by many nationsEzekiel 26:3
Archeological Accuracy
If the bible is true…There must be
some evidence to support it in Archeology
There cannot be an archeological fact that disproves the Scripture.
Archeological Accuracy
City of Jericho found (1936)Walls are now flatJoshua 6:20
Sodom excavationsEvidence found of brimstone and earth
quakeGezer excavations
Hebrew, Egyptian and Philistine artifacts found together
1 Kings 9:16
Archeological Accuracy
There is NO known fact of Archeology that is not consistent with the
Biblical record.
Scientific Accuracy
“The Bible is not a science book, but where it does touch on science, it
does so perfectly.”-Dr. George W. Hare
Chancellor, Southern CA Seminary
The Scientific Accuracy of the Bible
That stars are all different1 Corinthians
15:41The earth is
roundIsaiah 40:22
Questions?
Ok, so the original texts may be the Word of God, when they were written but we
do not have the originals any more.
How close are the Greek and Hebrew texts that we have today to the
originals that Paul and Peter wrote?
Bibliographic Reliability
There are two tests applied to all ancient literature to determine
bibliographic reliability1. Number of extant manuscripts2. Historical proximity of the
manuscripts to the original
Bibliographic Reliability1. Gaelic Wars by Julius Caesar
1. 10 Extant manuscripts2. Oldest MSS is from circa 900 AD
2. Homer’s Iliad1. 643 Extant manuscripts2. The first one is from the 400 B.C.
3. The New Testament1. More that 25,000 manuscripts and
fragments2. The first one dates to 70 A.D.
To Sum Up:
The Bible can be accepted to be…
Prophetically accurateArcheologically accurateScientifically accurate Bibliographically reliable
So What?“The Bible is the
Word of God in such a way that whatever it says,
God says.” -Dr. B. B. Warfield
Questions?
Ok, so the original language texts may be the Word of God, but I don’t read or
write ancient Greek or Hebrew. I have to read in English.
How close is my English translation to the original and what about all these
different translations?