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HOW WE GOT OUR BIBLE
C O N T E N T S
Course Description 3
Introduction to “How We Got the Bible” 4
Revelation: God Has Spoken 5
Inspiration: The God-breathed Scriptures 8
Structure and Divisions of the Bible 11
The Making of the Bible 17
Canonicity: Determining and Discovering the God-inspired Books 20
Development of the Old Testament Canon 23
Old Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha 28
Development of the New Testament Canon 36
New Testament Antilegomena, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha 42
Texts and Manuscripts of the Old Testament 44
Texts and Manuscripts of the New Testament 47
Textual Criticism 51
History of the English Bible 53
Recommended Books 62
Bibliography 63
Course Description
Purpose: Most Christians understand that the Bible they hold in their hands is the
inspired Word of God.
Yet very few have a general understanding of the origin of the
Bible.
The purpose of this class, therefore, is to show the student how the Bible came to be
and why it can be accepted as the unerring, authoritative Word of God.
Issues covered: This eight-week course is devoted to the following issues:
Key terms relating to the Bible (Inspiration, Canonization, Transmission and
Translation)
What the Bible was written on
Time period Bible was written in
Languages of the Bible
How the books of the Bible came to be recognized as Canon
Differences between the Hebrew, Protestant and Roman Catholic Bibles
The Apocryphal Books
Textual criticism
Old Testament manuscripts our Bible is based on
New Testament manuscripts our Bible is based on
Early translations of the Bible
The English Bible to 1611
Recent English translations
Is the King James version the only version Christians should use?
Course requirements: Everyone is welcome to attend all the classes even if they are not
able to do the reading or the short projects.
Also, one does not need to be a member of
Rise Fellowship Church to attend.
For those who wish to get the most out of this
class the following is recommended:
Read How We Got the Bible by Neil R. Lightfoot.
Introduction to “How We Got the Bible”
Why a class on how we got our Bible?
A. To be informed If we claim the Bible as the Word of God we should have a basic
understanding of how it came to be.
B. To give a defense states, “but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts,
always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the
hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.”
Christians should be able to explain
intelligently the basis of the Christian faith.
This certainly would include our trust in the
Bible.
C. To have greater assurance A study of “how we got our Bible” will give you greater
assurance that the Bible you hold in your hand is accurate and truly represents what God
originally gave to the prophets.
II.The four main links in the revelatory process The study of How We Got Our
Bible can be summarized into four main sections—Inspiration, Canonization, Transmission
and Translation.
A. Inspiration The first link in the chain of revelation is inspiration.
Inspiration deals with
what God did, namely, breathing out the Scriptures.
Inspiration is what gives the Bible its
authority.
B. Canonization The second link, canonization, deals with how the inspired books of God
came to be recognized as Holy Scripture.
Inspiration tells us how the Bible received its
authority; canonization tells us how these books came to be accepted by men.
C. Transmission The third link, transmission, deals with how the original autographs of the
Bible were copied and whether these copies accurately reflect the original autographs.
D. Translation The fourth link, translation, discusses the translation of the Bible into other
languages and whether the Bible in our language accurately reflects what the Hebrew and
Greek manuscripts said.
Revelation: God Has Spoken
I. Definition The word “revelation” comes from the Greek word apokalupsis, which
means “disclosure” or “unveiling.”
“Revelation has to do with disclosing, uncovering, or
unveiling what previously was hidden, making known what had been secret.
When used
theologically. . .
revelation refers to God’s deliberate manifestation of his plans, his
character, and himself” (William B. Nelson, Jr., “Revelation,” in The Oxford Companion
To The Bible, p. 649.).
II.
Categories of Revelation There are two avenues through which God has taken the
initiative to reveal Himself—General and Special revelation.
A. General revelation General revelation deals with “the truths God has revealed about
Himself to all mankind through nature, providential control, and conscience” (Paul Enns.
The Moody Handbook of Theology, p. 645).General revelation, though not adequate to
procure salvation, reveals certain truths about God’s nature to all humanity.
Nature God has revealed important truths about Himself and the guilt of man through nature.
a. “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.”
Nature reveals God’s glory and the facts that He exists.
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