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The Reliability of the Bible

The Reliability of the Bible. Justin W. Bass, Ph.D. Jesus ’ “Biographies” vs. Ancient Biographies. NT Manuscripts vs. Other Ancient Writings.

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The Reliability of the Bible

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  1. The Reliability of the Bible Justin W. Bass, Ph.D.

  2. Jesus’ “Biographies” vs. Ancient Biographies

  3. NT Manuscripts vs. Other Ancient Writings

  4. “The Interval between the dates of original composition and the earliest extant evidence becomes so small as to be in fact negligible, and the last foundation for any doubt that the Scriptures have come down to us substantially as they were written has now been removed. Both the authenticity and the general integrity of the books of the New Testament may be regarded as finally established” Sir Frederic Kenyon, The Bible and Archeology, 288-89

  5. Reliable Transmission: Isaiah Masoretic Text Isaiah Scroll discovered in 1947

  6. Reliable Biblical Author: Dr. Luke • Sir William Ramsay • A. N. Sherwin-White • Colin Hemer

  7. Reliable Biblical Author: Dr. Luke “I may fairly claim to have entered on this investigation without any prejudice in favor of the conclusion which I shall now attempt to justify to the reader. On the contrary, I began with a mind unfavorable to it, for the ingenuity and apparent completeness of the Tubingen theory had at one time quite convinced me. It did not lie then in my line of life to investigate the subject minutely; but more recently I found myself often brought in contact with the book of .Acts as an authority for the topography, antiquities, and society of Asia Minor. It was gradually borne in upon me that in various details the narrative showed marvelous truth.” Sir William Ramsay, St. Paul the Traveler and Roman Citizen, 7

  8. Reliable Biblical Author: Dr. Luke “The Historical framework is exact. In terms of time and place the details are precise and correct. One walks the streets and marketplaces, the theatres and assemblies of first-century Ephesus or Thessalonica, Corinth or Philippi, with the author of Acts. The great men of the cities, the magistrates, the mob and the mobleader are all there…” A.N. Sherwin-White, Roman Society and Roman Law in the New Testament, 186.

  9. Reliable Gospel Preserved For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread…” (1 Cor 11:23) “1 Cor. 11:23 says nothing other than that the chain of tradition goes back unbroken to Jesus himself” Joachim Jeremias Eucharistic Words, 101

  10. Reliable Gospel Preserved 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 fragment Repeated “that” Unpauline words Aramaic origin

  11. Reliable Gospel Preserved “But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus. Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days. I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother. I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie” (Galatians 1:15-20)

  12. Read The Bible! “Here is His Book. Read it! It is the looking glass! Jesus is on the other side and He looks into this Book and if you look into it with well-washed eyes, you may see His reflected image in this glass darkly, however, at the best.” C.H. Spurgeon, Pressing Questions of an Awakened Mind #1520

  13. Read The Bible! “What a wonderful complexity there is in Your utterances! The surface meaning lies open before us and charms beginners. Yet the depth is amazing, my God, the depth is amazing! To concentrate on Your Scriptures is to experience awe—the awe of adoration before its transcendence and the trembling of love.” St. Augustine, Confessions 12.14.17

  14. Justin W. Bass, Ph.D. Thank you. 1042 Lead Pastor 214-460-5872 justin@1042church.com

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