ps 119:89

prov 30:5

2 tim 3:16

2 peter 1:21

Inspiration of the Bible the 3 key conclusions

inerrancy

plenary

verbal

  Cannon of the Bible (division of

Hebrew, English OT and NT)

English OT:Pentateuch

Historical Books

Wisdom/PoeticalBooks

Prophets  

NT: gospel, epistles, acts, revelation

List the 4 principles used to determine canonicity 

Divine Inspiration/Authority

Apostolic-Related Authorship leadership

Content Consistent with Books Accepted as Scripture

Widespread Acceptance/Use in Christian Churches

List 2 ongoing challenges to the canon,

Adding to…”

Catholics clinging to the Apocrypha, which 

is the basis for their view of Purgatory and other false doctrines

Cults claiming fresh revelation from God on par (or superior to) the Bible

Liberal Scholars trying to get Gnostic (and other) writings elevated to Scripture status, so they can redefine Christianity

List 2 ongoing challenges to the canon,

"taking away"

“Taking away from…”

Theologically, people like the Marcionites, who believed that only Paul’s letters and the Gospel of Luke were Scripture, because they were for the Gentiles (Point: Marcion was very anti-Jewish!)

Theologically, Hyperdispensationalists, who believe the only part of the Bible that applies to Christians today is part of Acts, Paul’s Epistles and Revelation

Practically—though almost always subconsciously, preachers and churches who only preach and teach part of the New Testament, not “the whole counsel of God”

Style of English was excellent

Succinctness of expression

Forcefulness of wording

list 2 weaknesses of the KJV

Not based on a standard Hebrew or Greek text

Many “typos”

Translating the same Hebrew or Greek word by many different English words in different passages or translating numerous different Hebrew or Greek words by the same English word

List the 2 major philosophies of Bible translation today, as well as the recent mediating approach, and name a recent example of each. 

 Formal Equivalence :NKJV;

Dynamic Equivalence: NIV;

Optimal Equivalence HCSB

various meanings a word can have

 most useful are those closest to the usage,(immediate context or section of book)

then book

then author

 thenTestament

not as much of a translation as interpretive paraphrase

survey

contextual analysis

formal analysis

detailed analysis

synthesis

 reflection

expansion/refinement

concordance

grammar

lexicon

Know the first 3 things listed under Gorman’s chapter summary

Exegesis: a word deriving from the Greek verb "to lead out," is the careful historical, literary, and theological analysis of a text.

Exegesis is investigation, conversation, and art

there are three basic approaches to exegesis:

synchronic

diachronic ("histrorical-critical"

existential (which includes both theological and ideological perspectives)

what are Gorman's three basic approaches to exegesis?

synchronic

diachronic ("histrorical-critical")

existential(which includes both theological and ideological perspectives)

Exegesis: a word deriving from the Greek verb "to lead out," is the careful historical, literary, and theological analysis of a text.

Thought question: Discuss one helpful thing in this course which you will continue to use in your Bible study/exegesis of the Bible.