Lesson 1 The Study of the Bible

Reading Assignment

Topic 1 Overview

Winnail - The Bible: Fact or Fiction

Millich - The Bible - Foundation of Knowledge or Ignorance 

Topic 2 The Bible Questioned

Meredith - Satan’s Attack on the Bible

Meredith - The Bible or Human Tradition? 

Topic 3 Inspiration of the Bible

Ogwyn - How Did We Get the Bible?

Winnail - Can You Believe the Bible?

Topic 4 The Bible as God's Word

Meredith - Does The Bible Really Mean What It Says?

Ames - Principles of Bible Study

Lecture Assignment

 

 

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Lecture 1 - The Foundation of Knowledge

Part I  Part II

Part I  Part II

 

Lecture 2 - The Bible - A Book for Today

Part I  Part II

Part I  Part II

 

Words and Phrases

 

 

Know the following words and phrases:

 

apocryphal books
canon
celibacy
cherub
cult
Cyril of Jerusalem
Dead Sea Scrolls
Ebla tablets
Gnosticism

Gospel
inspiration
Jerome
Josephus
Latin Vulgate Bible
Masoretes
Merneptah Stela
mysticism
Nag Hammadi Documents

Origen
Pentateuch
prophecy
Reformation
scribe
Scripture
Septuagint
Talmudists
Veda

Drill and Practice Quiz

Take the Lesson 1 Quiz.  It is an open book quiz, with no time limit, worth 25 points.

Writing Assignment

Carefully write a short essay for each question. Before beginning your essays, carefully review the section How to Answer an Essay Question. This assignment is worth 50 points. To submit a completed assignment upload your work through the Assignments link.

1. Explain what is meant by "The Word of God is the Foundation of Knowledge."  What does this understanding suggest for a university education?
2. List and provide evidence, at least five points, that the Hebrew Scriptures are the divinely inspired word of God.


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