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Can We Count on the Bible? (2)

Can We Count on the Bible? (2). The Canon of the Old Testament. The Uniqueness of the Bible. Unique in Unity Written over 1600 years By 40 authors including political leaders, fishermen, kings, shepherds, prisoners, etc. Written in palaces, wilderness, a dungeon, prison, traveling, etc.

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Can We Count on the Bible? (2)

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  1. Can We Count on the Bible? (2) The Canon of the Old Testament

  2. The Uniqueness of the Bible Unique in Unity • Written over 1600 years • By 40 authors including political leaders, fishermen, kings, shepherds, prisoners, etc. • Written in palaces, wilderness, a dungeon, prison, traveling, etc.

  3. The Uniqueness of the Bible Unique in Unity • Written during peace time and war • Written on 3 continents – Europe, Asia & Africa • Written in 3 languages – Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek

  4. The Uniqueness of the Bible Unique in Unity • YET, it’s message one of complete unity from one end to the other • Genesis 3 records Paradise lost while Revelation 21-22 records Paradise regained.

  5. The Uniqueness of the Bible Unique in Circulation • In 2002 (UBS statistics), complete Bible in 392 languages, with portions in 2287 languages and dialects • #1 Best seller of all times and at any time • Between 1816 and 1992, more than 6 BILLION copies sold!

  6. The Uniqueness of the Bible Unique in its survival • It’s preservation treated with great care • It has withstood persecutions and attempts to destroy it • It has survived intense criticisms and assaults

  7. The Uniqueness of the Bible Unique in its influence • NO book in all of history has had the influence of the Bible • It influenced our founding documents and those of many nations. • Jesus, the central figure of history AND the Bible • 1 Pet. 1:23-25

  8. The Canon • From Greek word, Kanon, which meant a reed. It came to mean a measuring rod and later described a standard. • Canon – The 66 books which comprise our Old and New Testaments

  9. The Old Testament Canon • Old Testament is the forerunner and foundation of the N.T. • We are no longer under Old Law Col. 2:14, Heb. 8:7-13,… • Yet it is beneficial – Rom. 15:4, 1 Cor. 10:11, 2 Pet. 1:19-21 • It is STILL the Word of God!

  10. The Old Testament Canon • By 300 BC, all the OT books (we have) “had been written, collected, revered, and recognized as official, canonical books.” (Wilmington Bible Handbook) • The apocryphal books were written after these and rejected about 100 AD by Jewish community

  11. The Old Testament Canon • Deut. 31:24-26,The Law placed beside the Ark of the Covenant. Remained there until captivity. • Possibly carried into captivity (cf. Dan. 9:2) • Returned after captivity (presence evident, including Ezra)

  12. The Old Testament Canon • How Jews determined Canon • “The books accepted by the Jewish community originated over a period of approximately one thousand years. The first question regarding a writing’s acceptance was whether the book was written by a prophet of God. Generally the book would have statements such as, “thus says the Lord,” or “the word of the Lord came.”…

  13. The Old Testament Canon • How Jews determined Canon • “…Second, miraculous signs or accuracy of fulfillment served as confirmation of a prophet’s message. Third, the book had to be internally consistent with the revelation of God found in the teachings of other canonical books, especially what God gave through Moses.” Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Commentary

  14. The Old Testament Canon • The New Testament validates the Old Testament • “Scripture” – Matt. 21:42, Lk. 4:21, Jn. 7:42, Jas. 2:23, etc. • “the Law” – 1 Cor. 14:21 (cf. Isa. 28:11-12). NOTE: Law referred to portions other than Pentateuch.

  15. The Old Testament Canon New Testament validates the Old Testament • Jewish leaders never questioned what Jesus quoted as Law (including the prophets & psalms)

  16. The Old Testament Canon New Testament validates the Old Testament • O.T. quoted in N.T. • 343 direct quotes, 2,309 allusions & verbal parallels. (USB Greek NT, 4TH edition) • 24 of 27 NT books have OT quotes (except Philemon, 2 & 3 John) • 24 of 39 OT books directly quoted in N.T. • 34 of 39 quoted or alluded to (www.bible.ca)

  17. The Old Testament Canon • Luke 24:44, “Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” • Jewish “Canon” consisted of 3 parts, totaling 24 books.

  18. The Old Testament Canon Jesus mentioned the 3 divisions of the Old Testament, thus verifying it • Luke 24:44, Jewish O.T. consists of 3 parts • Torah – 5 books (Gen. – Deut) • Nev’im8 books (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel & “the Twelve”) • Kethuvim– 11 books (Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song, Eccl., Lam., Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Neh., Chornicles) • The 24 books correspond to our 39.

  19. The Old Testament Canon • Matt. 23:35 “From the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah.” • Does not mean the prophets form A-Z, either in English or Hebrew • Also, chronologically, Zechariah not the last martyred prophet (see Jer. 26:20-23 – Urijah, 200 years later)

  20. The Old Testament Canon Jesus verified the Hebrew Bible as the Word of God • Matt. 23:35, Abel to Zechariah. • Zechariah’s death recorded in 2 Chron. 24:20-22 • Chronicles is the LAST book of the Hebrew Canon.

  21. Truly what we have IS the word of God! Will you accept what it says?

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