Download Origin of the Bible Outline I. The Name “Bible” A. Originated with the

Origin of the Bible Outline
I. The Name “Bible”
A. Originated with the Egyptians
B. Scrolls and books were made from:
1. Papyrus reeds
2. Byblos reeds
C. The 2nd Century AD Greeks morphed the
Egyptian word ‘byblos’ to: ‘ta Biblia’
1. ‘ta Biblia’ means ‘the books’
D. the English language morphed the Greek word ‘ta
Biblia’ to ‘the Bible’
II. Inspiration of the Bible
A. the Bible is God’s book
B The Bible tells us it is from God.
1. 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that all Scripture is
inspired or ‘God breathed’
2. ‘God breathed’ means it is as though the
words of Scripture came from Gods own lips
3. The words of Scripture are ‘inspired’ or ‘God
breathed,’ NOT the writers.
4. The writers are gone, the Scriptures are still with
us
C. The Holy Spirit is the author of Scripture
1. 2 Peter 1:21 tells us the prophets (human
authors) were ‘moved’ or “carried along’ by the Holy
Spirit.
2. 1 Corinthians 2:10 – 13 tells us the Holy Spirit
used the writers to express His spiritual truths in
spiritual words.
III. Preservation of the Bible
A. Preservation is God’s work in making sure His word
does not change over time.
B. Jesus said in John 10:35 – “the Scripture can not be
broken”
C. Jesus says in Mark 10:35 “Heaven and earth shall
pass away but my words will by no means pass away.”
D. Acts 17:11 tells us that the Bereans searched the
Scriptures daily to see if what Paul was teaching was true.
The Bereans were using copies of the original Scriptures.
E. The fact that the Scriptures have been preserved is
demonstrated by the fact that people today are saved by
reading/hearing the Bible (Romans 10:17).
IV. Canon of Scripture
A. Canon is a word to describe the books that were
included into the Bible.
1. From a Hebrew word that means “measuring rod”
2. Has come to mean “rules” or “standards”
B. 66 books, 40 different human authors, over a period of
about 1500 years.
C. Who determined which ancient writings were included?
D. God determined which writings through His inspiration.
E. Man discovered God’s inspired writings
F. First 5 books immediately included & established the
first 5 rules
1. They are authoritative – direct communication
from God.
2. They were written by a prophet or apostle of
God
3. They are authentic – They tell the truth about
God, man
4. They possess the life changing power of God.
5. They were accepted by the people of God.
G. The 6th rule is the “No Contradiction” rule.
1. Any books added could not contradict any
books already in the collection.
H. Determining the books in the Bible was a gradual
process.
I. Pseudepigrapha – writings that claimed to be from
God but were not.
J. Apocrypha Books
1. 14 Old Testament books
2. Limited acceptance
3. Not included in the Hebrew Bible
4. Included in the Catholic Bible
5. Cover the period of time from Malachi to
Matthew
V. The original languages of the Bible
A. Old Testament written primarily in Hebrew
1. Portions of Daniel, Ezra, and Jeremiah were
written in Aramaic.
2. The first Greek translation of OT was called the
Septuagint because of 70 translators.
a. translated about 250 BC
B. The New Testament written in Greek.
1. Greek is the most precise written language
ever developed.
C. Original manuscripts are called autographs.
1. autographs are not available
D. Two main sets of New Testament manuscripts
1. Total of over 5300 New Testament
manuscripts
a. Approx 5000 from around the City of
Antioch (Turkey) called the Majority Text.
b. Approx. 300 from Alexandria (Egypt)
called the Alexandrian Text or Minority
Text.
c. The Alexandrian Text manuscripts are
older (closer to the time of Jesus than the
Majority Text manuscripts
VI. Modern English translations
A. Descend from:
1. Majority Text
a. King James Version
b. New King James Version
2. Alexandrian Text
a. New International Version
b. New American Standard Version
c. New Living Translation
B. Literal translations – more accurate
1. New King James Version
2. New American Standard Version
C. Dynamic equivalent – easier to read
1. New International Version
2. New Living Translation
Origin of the Bible
The English word “Bible” came originally from the
name of the papyrus or byblos reed used extensively in
ancient times for making scrolls_____ and books______.
The second century A.D. Greek Christians called their sacred
Scriptures ta Biblia, which means, "the Books." This Greek
word was later incorporated into Latin and eventually to
English as the Bible.
Inspiration
The Bible is God’s ___book. God gave us the Bible so
we could learn about Him and know how to have a
relationship with Him. The Bible itself tells us that it is from
God. 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that all scripture is inspired by
God. Another good translation of 2 Timothy 3:16 states that
all Scripture is God breathed___ . It is as though the words
of the Bible came from God’s own mouth_____.
Write 2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so
that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every
good work.
2 Peter 1:21 is another verse that tells us that the Bible is
from God. The writers of Scripture were actually moved or
carried along by the Holy Spirit
Write 2 Peter 1:21
For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men
spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy
Spirit.
God used the personalities of the men who wrote to get His
message across. It is important to realize that it is the
Scripture_____ that is inspired by God not the writers_____.
The writers are gone ________ but Scripture (the Bible)
remains.
No Errors
In John 17:17, Jesus was praying to the Father when
He said “Your word is truth__________” Hebrews 6:18 tells
us that God cannot lie_____. Since God is perfect, He tells
us the truth____________, and cannot lie, the Bible is
without error ______or inerrant.
Write John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
Write Hebrews 6:18
God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is
impossible for God to lie…
Preservation
Preservation of the Scriptures is the process by
which God ensured that His word was passed down
from generation to generation in a way that it remained
suitable for its intended purpose. Jesus tells us in
John 10:35 that “the Scripture_____ can not be
broken.” Jesus also tells us in Mathew 5:18 that not
one jot or tittle_________ of the law shall pass until it
is all fulfilled. Furthermore, in Mark 13:31 Jesus tells
us that “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my
words_________ will by no means pass away.”
The fact that Scripture has been preserved is proved by the
fact that many people have been saved by hearing the Bible
that we have today. This is verification of Romans 10:17
which states “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing
by the word of God.”
Acts 17:11 tells us
that the Bereans_____ searched the Scriptures daily to see
if what Paul was teaching was the truth. This is a testimony
to the preservation of Scripture because we know that the
Bereans were reading copies____ of the Bible.
The Canon of Scripture
Canon is a word used to describe how the Bible came to
be. Obviously, the books of the Bible had to be put together.
There are 66 “books” written by 40 different human authors
over a period of about 1500 years. Who decided what ancient
writings made up the Bible as we know it today? Ultimately
God_____, through His inspiration, decided which books were
to be included.
The Canon of Scripture
Canon is a word to describe the books that were included in
the Bible. The actual meaning of the word is comes from a
Hebrew word that means “measuring rod______.” Its meaning
has been broadened to indicate a standard or norm. The
books included in the Bible are said to be in the “canon of
Scripture”
The books that are included in the canon are determined by
the inspiration of God. It is a common mistake___ to think
that men____ decided which ancient writings were included
into the Bible. Ultimately God_______ gives divine authority
to the writings, and men of God are able to identify it as God’s
word.
Canonicity is similar to inspiration. Just as the writings, not
the writers, were inspired by God, canonicity is
determined_________ by God and discovered_____ by man.
The five basic rules that validate authentic Scripture show
that:
1. They are authoritative – they are direct communication
from God.
2. They were written by a prophet or apostle of God
3. They are authentic – They tell the truth about God, man
etc.
4. They possess the life changing power of God.
5. They were accepted by the people of God.
The first five books of the Bible referred to as the Law of
Moses_______ were immediately included into the canon of
Scripture. These books all contain five______ principle
characteristics or ‘rules’___. They are authoritative____, that
is, they have direct communication from God. They were
written by Moses, who was a prophet of God______ . They
are authentic____ – They tell the truth about God, man etc.
They possess the life changing power____ of God. They were
accepted by the people of God_____________.
These five basic characteristics or rules that apply to the
books of the Law are the same five principles that were used
to determine the canonicity of the rest of the Bible. When
considering some of the books, the rules are not always
obvious. In some cases, the rules are implied____. The book
of Hebrews is a good example. Although the prophetic
author______ of the book of Hebrews is not known, when the
other 4 characteristics or rules are considered, prophetic
authorship is obvious.
The development of the canon was a gradual_____ process.
New books could not be included unless there was no
contradiction______ with the existing canon. This is called the
”no contradiction” rule. These six rules serve as the ‘measuring
rod_____’ or canon that was used to make up the Bible as we
know it today.
The rules served to establish two other categories of writings.
First, the Pseudepigrapha , these were writings that
claimed_______ to be from God, but everyone was in
agreement that they were not____, and second, the 14 Old
Testament Apocrypha books. The Apocrypha books are
books that received limited_______ acceptance. The
Apocryphal books have never been included in the
Hebrew_____ Bible. They are, however, included in the
Catholic Bible_____. The books in question cover the time
period after the close of Malachi___ and before the Gospel of
Matthew____.
The Original Languages of the Bible
The Old Testament was written primarily in
Hebrew_____. A small portion of the Old Testament was
written in Aramaic___________. Ezra 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26;
Jer 10:11; and Dan 2:4-7:28 were written in Aramaic. About
250 years before Jesus; the Old Testament was translated
into Greek
. This translation of the Old
Testament____Scriptures was called the Septuagint_____
because of the 70 translators that worked on the project.
The Septuagint was the popular Hebrew Bible during the
time of Jesus.
The original language of the New Testament was
Greek_______. It is interesting to note that the Greek
language is the most precise______ written language ever
developed. This allows us to translate the New Testament
Scriptures with great accuracy. Although the original
manuscripts______ are not available, (the original manuscripts
are called autographs______ ) there are approximately
5300___ copies of the New Testament manuscripts available
today. The majority of these manuscripts (more than 5000),
were translated in the area of the ancient city of Antioch which
lies in modern day Turkey. Appropriately, these manuscripts
are called the ‘Majority Text______.”
Another group of manuscripts (less than 300) were translated
in the area of Alexandria, Egypt. These are called the
‘Minority Text____’ or ‘Alexandrian Text______.’ Due to the
dry climate_____ in Egypt, the manuscripts from Alexandria
are older_____ (closer to the time of Jesus) than the Majority
Text manuscripts
Modern English Translations
The modern English translations are descendants of
either the Majority Text _or the Alexandrian Text. The first
universal English translation of the Bible was commissioned by
King James in the early sixteen hundreds. The King James
Bible was the official English translation for nearly 400 years.
The King James Bible, and its successor, the New___ King
James Version was translated from the Majority Text
manuscripts. Because of the longevity of the King James
Version, many related study materials were developed in
conjunction with it.
The New International Version, The New American Standard
Version, as well as The New Living Translation are all
descendants of the Alexandrian
Text_________
manuscripts. As time passes more study tools are being made
available for these translations.
The modern translations were developed with different goals in
mind. For example, The New American Standard Version and
the New King James Version, the translators goal was to make
it as close to a literal____ translation as possible.
The New International Version and The New Living
Translation were designed to be ‘dynamic equivalent______’
translations. Dynamic equivalent means that instead of a
word for word______ translation, it was translated phrase for
phrase______. This resulted in the New International Version
which was written at a seventh grade reading level. On the
other hand, the New American Standard and the New King
James are more accurate but possibly more difficult to
understand.