December 2013
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  

Books

To Love and Cherish

Doing Apologetics

Christianity: The Basics

What is Wrong with Social Justice

Christianity and Secularism

Evidence for the Bible

Archive for December, 2013

The Bible Week 8

Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 by Elgin Hushbeck

Manuscripts,  Hebrews 1, scribe comments,  Old Testament Canon,  Daniel 9:2, Josephu, John 5:39, 2 Peter 3:15, New Testament Canon, Marcion,  Church fathers,  Church Councils, Diatessaron, Apocrypha, Council of Trent,  Other Gospels (Peter, Thomas),  Gnosticism, The Gospel of Judas,  1st century date of Acts and Luke,  Gnosticism 2nd century,  “Missing books”.  1 Kings 11:41,  1 Cor 5:9-10,

Links:

Manuscripts Greek Bible Introduction Palaeography

codexsinaiticus Hebrews 1

http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible/HandoutJ.htm

http://biblehub.com

The Bible Week 7

Friday, December 27th, 2013 by Elgin Hushbeck

New Testament manuscripts,  Age of Manuscript vs Age of Reading,  translations, citations by Church fathers, the attitude of early believers,  Council of Nicaea, Conspiracy theories,  Textus Receptus vs Modern Text, Textual issues,  1 John 5:7-8,  Matthew 15:5-6, Matthew  28:20, John 7:53-8:11 The woman caught in adultery, Mark 16:9-20, impact of textual issues on reliability, Joseph Smith’s “Inspired Version.”
A problem with the camera lost the remainder of this class.

Handout H  http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible/HandoutH.htm

The Bible Week 6

Tuesday, December 24th, 2013 by Elgin Hushbeck

Reliability of the Bible,   What do we mean by Reliability? Psalms 12:6, Psalms 19:7, word vs meaning,  Should we use a translation?,  KJV only?,  Tests for Reliability, Bibliographical test,  Old Testament manuscripts,  Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah 53:11.

Note: A problem with the camera lost the ending of this class.

The Bible Week 5

Monday, December 16th, 2013 by Elgin Hushbeck

New Testament, Synoptic problem, Order of Gospels, why were the Gospels written. The Baptism of Jesus, why is John so different, why study the Gospels in parallel. Finished the background section.  Begins the discussion on the Reliability of the Bible.  What do we mean by Reliability?

The Bible Week 4

Monday, December 16th, 2013 by Elgin Hushbeck

Here is week 4 of the 16 week course on the Bible.

Summary of Documentary Hypothesis,  Evidence for Authorship of Moses, Why is the authorship of Moses rejected, Alfred Wegener, rejection of the supernatural,  Daniel and prophecy
New Testament, Types of Book, Chronology and order

Links:

http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible…
http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible…
http://biblehub.com