The B I B L E… From Scrolls to Screens BtP 6.16.2024
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How did we get from this
How did we get from this
To this?
To this?
Which came first?
Which came first?
Church or NT?
Church or NT?
Israel or the Torah?
Israel or the Torah?
Both OT and NT are clearly the products of Faith Communities.
Both OT and NT are clearly the products of Faith Communities.
The Gospel was preached before “Gospels” were produced.
The Gospel was preached before “Gospels” were produced.
God gave the law before it was “useably” inscribed.
God gave the law before it was “useably” inscribed.
What impact do these realities have on the Bible’s authority?
What impact do these realities have on the Bible’s authority?
How do we reconcile “Inspiration” by God
How do we reconcile “Inspiration” by God
with
with
The Human element of the Bible’s Origins
The Human element of the Bible’s Origins
The “creation” of the Bible was a Process:
The “creation” of the Bible was a Process:
Inspiration
Inspiration
Production
Production
Collection
Collection
Curation
Curation
Canonization
Canonization
Prior Resources Used..
Genesis 5:1 (ESV)
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
Exodus 24:7 (ESV)
7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
2 Samuel 1:18 (ESV)
18 and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jasher He said:
1 Kings 11:41 (ESV)
41 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
1 Kings 14:19 (ESV)
19 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
1 Kings 14:29 (ESV)
29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
We encounter similar citations of resources in both Psalms and Proverbs
We encounter similar citations of resources in both Psalms and Proverbs
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us,
2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us,
3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.