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

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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

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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
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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,  1^st century date of Acts and Luke,  Gnosticism 2^nd 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

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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

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 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:

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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.