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HI STORY & HERI TAGE OF THE BI BLE

SESSI ON TWO: A CODEX MOMENT
INTRODUCTI ON
Defn.: A codex is when an ancient manuscript finally makes it to ________ format.
I . MATERI ALS OF TRANSMI SSI ON, 1 COR 14: 36- 38
Defn.: Cuneiform was __________ shaped writing on clay.
Defn.: Textual __________________ is the process of trying to ascertain the original
working of an ancient text from its surviving copies.
A. __________, 1500 BC, JOB 19:24; EX 34:1; DEUT 27:2-3
B. ______________, TABLETS, 800 BC, ISA 30:8; HAB 2:2
C. ______________,, 600 BC, EZEK 2:9-3:3
PAULANDTIMOTHEUSTHESERVANTSOFJESUSCHRISTTOALLTHESAINTS
INCHRISTJESUSWHICHAREATPHIPIPPIWITHTHEBISHOPSANDDEACONS
GRACEBEUNTOYOUANDPEACEFROMGODOURFATHERANDFROMTHELORD
JESUSCHRIST
Point 1. Early scribes were not concerned with making a readable text but an
________________ one.
D. ________________, (PARCHMENT, OR VELLUM), 500 BC, ZECH 5:1-2; PSA 40:7
E. PAPER, 100 AD
F. ____________,, JOB 19:24; JER 17:1; ISA 8:1
G. ________, PEN, JER 8:8; PSA 45:1
H. QUILL PEN
I. ______,, JER 36:18
J. ______________, (ROLL, OR VOLUME), HEB 10:7; EZRA 6:1-2
K. CODEX (BOOK)
Defn.: ______________ are manuscripts written in a font of all capital letters without accent
marks, punctuation, or separation of words or sentences.
Defn.: Minuscules or ________________ are manuscripts written in a font of all small
letters with spacing between the words.
Defn.: The word ____________________ means the original manuscript written in the
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authors own hand.
SOURCES FOR A GREEK NT TEXT
1. Greek ________________________
Author
Date
Written
Earliest Copy
Time Span
from original to
copy
Number of
Copies
Accuracy
of Copies
Lucretius d. 53 B.C. 1100 yrs 2 ----
Pliny 61-113 A.D. 850 A.D. 750 yrs 7 ----
Plato 427-347 BC 900 A.D. 1200 yrs 7 ----
Demosthenes 4th C. B.C. 1100 A.D. 800 yrs 8 ----
Herodotus 480-425 BC 900 A.D. 1300 yrs 8 ----
Suetonius 75-160 A.D. 950 A.D. 800 yrs 8 ----
Thucydides 460-400 BC 900 A.D. 1300 yrs 8 ----
Euripides 480-406 BC 1100 A.D. 1300 yrs 9 ----
Aristophanes 450-385 BC 900 A.D. 1200 10 ----
Caesar 100-44 B.C. 900 A.D. 1000 10 ----
Livy 59BC-AD17 ---- ??? 20 ----
Tacitus c. 100 A.D. 1100 A.D. 1000 yrs 20 ----
Aristotle 384-322 BC 1100 A.D. 1400 49 ----
Sophocles 496-406 BC 1000 A.D. 1400 yrs 193 ----
Homer(Iliad) 900 B.C. 400 B.C. 500 yrs 643 95%
New
Testament
AD 50-100 c. AD 130 < 100 years 5686+ 99.5%

2. Ancient ________________________ (translations)
Defn.: Versions are Bible ________________________ into different languages.
3. Early church ________________________, 2 Cor 2:17; 4:2
Defn.: Church Fathers were early church leaders who ____________ scripture in their
writings.
4. ________________________
Defn.: Lectionaries were books used by the early church that contained ______________
and hymns.
I I . PROCESS OF I NSPI RATI ON
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Thesis: Inspiration is the ________________________ God used to get his mind to man
without error.
BIBLE COLLEGE: INSPIRATION
1) Contemporary views 2) Traditional views
3) The FACT of inspiration 4) The PROCESS of inspiration, 2 Pet 1:19-21
5) The EXTENT of inspiration, 2 Tim 3:16 6) Problems with inspiration
Defn.: ________________________ is the belief the Bible is not only inspired, but free from
any mistake or falsehood, and what is revealed on any subject cannot ultimately be proven
false. Rom 16:22
Point 2. If you are off on the doctrine of inspiration, then inerrancy does not ____________.
Defn.: Inspiration is the act of God in bringing __________________________ of his mind
to man's spirit. Job 32:8; Jer 36; 2 Pet 1:21
Defn.: The italicized words in a King James Bible represent words not in the original
language that the translators added to convey the __________ of what was being said into
English.
Revelation
!Inspiration (Prophesying)
!Inscripturation (Scripture)
!Transmission (Manuscripts)
!Preservation
!Translation
Point 3. If it starts with a supernatural revelation, it has to end with a supernatural
________________________, otherwise God was not involved in giving it.

I I I . METHOD OF PRESERVATI ON
Point 4. Modern textual critics are certain ________ are right, but they are not certain what
they come up with is right. Ps. 118:8; 2 Sam. 22:31; Psa 12:6-7; Isa 40:8, 59:21; Mat 5:18,
24:35; Pro 30:6
DEFN.: Preservation means to keep from ________________________.
Point 5. I know Gods word was successfully preserved because I know who God is, I know
what God is capable of, and I know what God has ________ about it.
Point 6. The keeping of God's word is the job of the ____________ ____________ through
the priesthood of believers. Psa 12:6-7; ISA 40:8; ISA 59:21; MATT 5:18; MATT 24:35
Point 7. We can only reconstruct the true New Testament text with certainty by taking
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manuscripts from the priesthood of believers and observing Gods ________ in history.
TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS (MSS)
1. ________________________ fragments of text transmitted on papyrus.
2. ________________________ manuscripts written in capital letters, which were not
connected together, and have no spaces between the words.
3. ________________________ or cursivesa form of cursive writing used mainly for
personal correspondence
Uncial text: !"#$%&&"'(')'C*#+'(')'C
Minuscule text: !, -./0 0, 1 21314, 5-6 1 21314
4. ________________________ scripture readings used by the church in public worship
services.
Point 8. The overwhelming majority (95%) of MSS __________ as to the text of the New
Testament.
Defn.: The Textus Receptus (Latin for "________________ text") is the text contained in
95% of the existing MSS, which was received by believers as the true word of God.
CONCLUSI ON
THE ACT OF INSPIRATION
1. It was ________________________
2. It was ________________________
3. It was ________________________
4. It reached a goal and it ________________________ 2 Tim 3:16
Conclusion: If you can identify __________________, you have something that's inspired.
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