IS THE BIBLE RELIABLE? PART 2 (3 OF 7)
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
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Is the Bible Reliable? (3 of 7)
Series: Apologia
Wyman Richardson
Matthew 4:1-11
As we continue with our consideration of the reliability of the Bible (with special attention being paid to the writings of the New Testament), I would like to review the premise and the three basic historical facts we looked at earlier.
The premise from which we are operating is as follows: the reliability of the Bible is important as it is from the Bible that we learn information about the person of Jesus: who He is, why He came, and what He has done and is doing.
We believe this is a matter of paramount importance. Can we trust what we read in our Bibles? Behind this specific consideration is the larger theological issue of revelation and the modern skepticism concerning the reality of it. But Christianity is a revealed religion, and, in fact, is the steward of the definitive revelation of God in Christ. It is through the teachings of the Bible that we learn about Christ. Thus, our confidence in scripture is our confidence in the revealed truth of God, or God's word.
The three basic historical facts that will continue to frame our discussion are:
1. The books of the New Testament were written. The original manuscripts are called ''the autographs''
2. Immediately, copies began to be made of the autographs and spread throughout the world. We refer to these as ''the New Testament manuscripts.''
3. In the year 367 AD, Athanasius, in his Festal Letter, provided the earliest known list of the 27 books of the New Testament as we know them.
We will be giving the first two facts particular attention.
No other ancient work has such a strong body of manuscript evidence as close to the time of its writing as does the Bible.
One of the significant arguments for the reliability of the Bible has to do with the manuscript evidence that we possess. In order to get at this, we will need to remember especially those first two facts. Let us use 1 Corinthians as a case ...
Series: Apologia
Wyman Richardson
Matthew 4:1-11
As we continue with our consideration of the reliability of the Bible (with special attention being paid to the writings of the New Testament), I would like to review the premise and the three basic historical facts we looked at earlier.
The premise from which we are operating is as follows: the reliability of the Bible is important as it is from the Bible that we learn information about the person of Jesus: who He is, why He came, and what He has done and is doing.
We believe this is a matter of paramount importance. Can we trust what we read in our Bibles? Behind this specific consideration is the larger theological issue of revelation and the modern skepticism concerning the reality of it. But Christianity is a revealed religion, and, in fact, is the steward of the definitive revelation of God in Christ. It is through the teachings of the Bible that we learn about Christ. Thus, our confidence in scripture is our confidence in the revealed truth of God, or God's word.
The three basic historical facts that will continue to frame our discussion are:
1. The books of the New Testament were written. The original manuscripts are called ''the autographs''
2. Immediately, copies began to be made of the autographs and spread throughout the world. We refer to these as ''the New Testament manuscripts.''
3. In the year 367 AD, Athanasius, in his Festal Letter, provided the earliest known list of the 27 books of the New Testament as we know them.
We will be giving the first two facts particular attention.
No other ancient work has such a strong body of manuscript evidence as close to the time of its writing as does the Bible.
One of the significant arguments for the reliability of the Bible has to do with the manuscript evidence that we possess. In order to get at this, we will need to remember especially those first two facts. Let us use 1 Corinthians as a case ...
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