3 MIKE MAZZALONGO The Doctrine of Inspiration Part

3 MIKE MAZZALONGO The Doctrine of Inspiration - Part 2

Review 1. History of Writing 2. History of Books 3. Old Testament

Old Testament Division Period Time Books I. ANTE DELUVIAN 5000+ BC Genesis 1 -8 II. POST DELUVIAN 3000 BC Genesis 9 -11 III. PATRIARCHY 2000 BC Genesis 12 -50 Job IV. BONDAGE 1600 BC EXODUS 1 -12

Old Testament Division Period Time Books V. CONQUEST 1400 BC Exodus 13 -40 Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 1 -10

Old Testament Division Period Time VI. UNITED KINGDOM 1000 BC Books 1 Samuel 11 -31 2 Samuel 1 Kings 1 -11 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Psalms Proverbs Song of Solomon Ecclesiastes

Old Testament Division Period VII. DIVIDED KINGDOM Time 800 BC Books 1 Kings 12 -22 2 Kings 2 Chronicles 10 -36 Isaiah Joel Amos Obadiah Nahum Habakkuk Jeremiah Zephaniah

Old Testament Division Period Time Books VIII. EXILE 600 BC Daniel Ezekiel Lamentations IX. RESTORATION 500 BC Ezra Nehemiah Esther Haggai Zechariah Malachi

Old Testament Division Period Time Books X. SILENCE 400 BC TO JESUS i. e. Esdras Judith Maccabees

Inspiration of the Bible CANON - “KANON” “Measuring Rod”

Inspiration of the Bible A. Apostles were alive B. Abundance of material C. Jesus’ second coming imminent

Events That Led to the Production of the N. T. Canon 1. Canon of Marcion AD 140 2. Persecution 3. CODEX Form

Principles for Selection of Canon 1. Authorship - Luke Paul - Mark Peter - James Lords

Principles for Selection of Canon 2. Value of Book Uninspired Authors - i. e. Acts of Peter - i. e. Gospel of Thomas

Principles for Selection of Canon 3. Circulation The Canon confirmed 300 years after first writings began to be circulated.

New Testament Division 1. The Gospels Matthew, Luke, Mark, John 2. History - Acts =4 =1

New Testament Division 3. Pauline Epistles = 13 Romans, Colossians 1 -2 Corinthians, 1 -2 Thessalonians Galatians, 1 -2 Timothy Ephesians, Titus Philippians, Philemon

New Testament Division 4. General Epistles =8 Hebrews, 1 -3 John, James, Jude, I-II Peter 5. Prophecy - Revelation Total = =1 27

Translations • Hebrew O. T. • Septuagint (70)

Translations • KOINE (Common Greek) • 5357 Greek Manuscripts today • Latin Vulgate (Jerome)- 404 AD

Translations • • • st 1 English - 700 AD John Wycliffe 1382 Gutenberg - 1452 -5 (Latin Vulgate) William Tyndale 1526 King James 1611

Translations • RSV - Revised Standard Version • ASV - American Standard Version • NASV - New American Standard Version • NIV - New International Version • NLT - New Living Translation

Inspiration of the Bible Percentage of error in modern translations =. 01%

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