Note: This video is short because of camera problems.
Creation, Age of Creation, how long are the days in Genesis 1. Augustine’s view of days. 4 theories of the Genesis days. Young earth view, Gap theory, Revelation Day theory, Day Age Theory, Gen 2:4.
2 Samuel 23:4, Sunrise, 1 Kings 7:23, π, Should the Bible always be taken literally, Matthew 18:21&22, What is Science? What is Religion? Relationship between Science and Religion, Deriving morality from nature, Gen 1:3, what is the purpose and message of Genesis 1? Origin of Science
http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible/HandoutM.htm
http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible/HandoutN.htm
External evidence for the Reliability of the Bible. Science and the Bible, Archeology, Expectation of evidence, bar Kokhba, Date of the Exodus, analogy of a puzzle, Evidence for Bible vs Evidence for Book of Mormon. Genesis 19:9, Lot’s Door, Genesis 16:1-2, Problems, Jericho, Ai
Translations, Matthew 11:17, poetry vs prose, Hebrews 1:1, Grimm’s Law, Ephesians 5:15-21, Ephesians 5:22, results vs commands, Being filled with the Holy Spirit, submission, Love, ritual, Can you be filled with the Holy Spirit and not love your wife?, Readability, Do you need to learn Greek and Hebrew?, Jehovah Witnesses and John 1:1, External test for Reliability, standard vs special rules. Expectations about evidence.
http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible/HandoutL.htm
Review of Canon, Missing books, What if we found another book?, Mormon view of Faith lost and restored, Jude 3, What about other books, 5 characteristics of Scripture, Shepherd of Hermas, Translations, Should we us a translation?, History of early English translations, Literal Translations, Language, Romans 1:13, John 1:5, 1 John 1:3, Critical(Modern) vs Received Text, Types (Styles) of translations, Idiomatic, Translations Issues, Genesis 17:18-21, Philippians 1:5-6
Links:
http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible/HandoutK.htm
http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible/HandoutL.htm
http://biblehub.com
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
http://www.consider.org/Classes/Bible/HandoutJ.htm
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.
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?
Here is week 3 of the 16 week course on the Bible.
After some delay, here is the second week of the 16 week course on the Bible.
