Walking Through the Word 1

Origin and Authority of the Bible

From All Nations Leadership Institute

How did it begin?

“He who made us rational beings wants,

in His love, to have us as His friends; and

He addresses His words to us…as a

means of sharing His thoughts with us,

and so of making that personal self-

disclosure which friendship presupposes,

and without which it cannot exist”

(Packer, 1979)

Men Inspired by

God

Divine Source

Different

Versions

How did we get our Bible?

Divine

Source

Bible: Authoritative Revealed Word

How did it begin?

God inspired 40

writers

Written between

1400 BC -- AD 100

How was it handed down to us?

Divine Source

Revised→

Different

Versions

To To

The Bible: Inspired & Inerrant

Inspired- Bible inspiration comes from God. It is

the move and influence of His Spirit upon specific

men chosen to speak and record His words to

us. These recorded writings are called the

Scriptures (2 Tim 3:16, 2 Pet 1:20-21).

Inerrant- Because the Bible is inspired, it is incapable of error. Every figure and event is a historical fact, and every testimony and command truthful.

Translation Process of the Bible

When God moved upon the writers of scripture,

He guided them with His exact words and

thoughts concerning His will and purpose for

humanity and its future. God used their

personality and style to express His Word to the

people and their circumstances of that time while

also speaking to future generations (Rom 15:4).

The Bible: Translations

Translation- A version of an original composition.

A writing taken out of its original language and

composed in another.

There are three types of Bible translations upon

which all translations are specifically based:

Formal Equivalence, Dynamic Equivalence

and Optimal Equivalence.

Types of Translations: Formal

This version is a word-for- word translation of the

Scriptures from its original languages. It seeks to

compose the writings using the exact words

found in the manuscripts without obscuring the

meaning. An example of this type is the King

James version.

Types of Translations: Dynamic

This type of translation does not seek to match

the exact wording found in the manuscripts but

their meanings. It is a paraphrase of wording.

Most paraphrased Bibles are based on this

approach to some degree. An example of this

type is the Message.

Types of Translations: Optimal

This translation combines the processes of both

Formal and Dynamic Equivalences. While

retaining what was actually recorded from the

manuscripts, the scriptures are presented in a

way that seeks to add understanding to the text.

An example of this translation is the New

International Version.

Bede

(735)

King

Alfred

(900)

Wycliffe(1380)

King

James

Version (1611)

Tyndale

(1525)

Cover-

dale

(1535)

Geneva(1560)

20th

Century

Versions

English

Standard

Version

(1885)

American

Standard

Version

(1901)

Timeline of Different Versions

Glimpse of Three Versions: John 3:16

How is the Bible organized?

Two Main Divisions of the Bible

66Books

Old Testament

39 Books-4 Divisions

Law (5)

History (12)

Poetry (5)

Prophecy (17)

New Testament

27 Books-4 Divisions

Gospel (4)

History (1)

Letters (21)

Prophecy (1)

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah

Esther

Job

Psalm

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

Books of the Old Testament

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Revelation

Books of the New Testament

Infallible…Authoritative….Inspired…Inerrant…Canon

References

Texts

Bernard, D. (1992) God’s infallible Word. Hazelwood, MO:

Pentecostal Publishing House.

Packer, J. (1979). God has spoken. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker.

Root, O. Training for service. Cincinnati, OH: Standard

Publishing, 1998.*

**Note: Walking Through the Word uses Training for Service as

a text. This PPT supports the lesson and text.

References

Images

Slide 1: Bible -- Paron, J.

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Slides 4 & 10: Original -- http://www.sas.upenn.edu &

Ancient -- http://www.jaxxshirts.com/

Slide 4-13 – 3D Men, Presenter Media

Slide 14 – Bible -- http://ww2.bullittschools.org/BEHSLiveWire/

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accountability-groups/

Slide 17 – Hands Holding Bible --

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