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| How can the Bible be both the most read and most neglected book in the world? |
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| If one truly believes the Bible is God's Word, what will it cause him to do? |
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| How many times do expressions such as "Thus saith the Lord" occur? |
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| What does the word "inspire" mean? |
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| To breathe upon, into or out |
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| What is the "Genius" view of inspiration? Why is it incorrect? |
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| Include gifted artists, musicians and writers. Contradicts Matthew 4:4. |
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| What is the "Neo-orthodox" view of inspiration? |
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| The Bible is of human origin and contains errors, but God uses it even with errors. |
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| What is the mechanical/dictation view of inspiration? What is wrong with it? |
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| Would not allow for the individual styles and personalities we see in the Bible. God used this method only occasionally (Num. 22:22-35) |
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| What is wrong with the theory of "Thought" inspiration? |
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| What does "verbal" mean regarding inspiration? |
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| What does "plenary" mean regarding inspiration? |
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| Where in the NT are Paul's writings called "Scripture"? |
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| Reference to the original document written by an inspired author. |
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| Certain books often included in the Bible, but not perceived to be inspired. Found in Catholic Bible. |
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| Who, according to the Jews, was responsible for gathering all the OT books into one volume? |
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| Which version of the OT was used by Christ, the Apostles and early Christian? |
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| What are the three major sources for the NT? |
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| What is the oldest surviving fragment of the NT? |
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| From which ancient body of writings could the entire text of the NT be reproduced? |
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| Who was ruling Rome when the church began? |
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| Which emperor expelled Jews from Rome because of riots "instigated by Christus"? |
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| Why was the law of Moses given? |
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| A "schoolmaster" to bring them to Christ |
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| Who was the ruler of Judea when Jesus was born? |
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| Which Herod had John beheaded? |
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| Herod the tetrarch [Antipas] |
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| Which Herod had James killed and Peter imprisoned? |
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Which emperor blamed Christians for the
burning or Rome and had Paul killed? |
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| Which is the most widely read book in the Bible? |
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| How many times did Matthew quote from the OT? |
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| Why are Matthew, Mark and Luke called "Synoptics"? |
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| They record so many similar things |
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| By what other name is Matthew known? |
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How do we know that Matthew was written
before 70 A.D. |
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| It predicts the destruction of Jerusalem. |
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| To whom did Matthew write? |
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| What was Mark's given name? |
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| Which ancient people did Mark have in mind when he wrote? |
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| How does Mark differ from Matthew and Luke? |
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| Why do critics say that Mark 16:9-20 should not be in the Bible? |
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| How many times did Mark quote the OT? |
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| According to early Christian writters, Mark wrote memoirs of which one of the Apostles? |
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| According to Eusebius, where did Mark evangelize in his later years? |
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| To whom was Luke addressed? |
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| What does "Theophilus" mean |
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| Which book is a sequel to Luke? |
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| How many times does Luke use some form of the word "repent"? |
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