- The English word “bible” comes from Greek words (biblia, biblion, biblos) meaning “books” or “book.” Those Greek words can be traced back to Semitic words for “papyrus” or “scroll.”
- (the) Scripture(s) – literally, “(the) writing(s)”; what we call the Bible; however, in the time of Jesus it consisted only of what we call the Old Testament; the New Testament consists of texts written by the apostles after Jesus rose from the dead and was assembled as a collection only well after all the apostles had died
- The literal word “Bible” does not appear in the text of the 1995 NASB. Various words are used in its place – most often “Scripture” (32x) or “the Scriptures” (20x).
- The Bible comes to us from ancient Jews and Christians, but it’s not their private property. It belongs to all of humanity.
- Believing (having faith in) the Bible – Lk 24:25; Jn 2:22; 2 Chr 20:20
- The Scripture says = God says – Jn 10:34-35 (Ps 82:6); Gal 3:8 (Gen 12:3)
- God spoke through prophets in the OT and through apostles in the NT.
- The word of God is a sword – Eph 6:17; Heb 4:12; Rev 19:13, 15, 21
Bible Mechanics
- Ancient Writings
- Access to Ancient Manuscripts
- Ancient Historians (outside the Bible)
- Characteristics of Ancient and Biblical Writing
- Scribes
- Modern Biblical Scholarship versus Ancient Biblical Scholarship
- Authors
- Bible Development Timeline (History of the Bible)
- Languages
- Aramaic
- Translations of the Bible
- Maps
- OT Quotations in Combination
- Roots in Genesis
- Strong’s Concordance
- Structure of the Bible
- Ussher’s Chronology
- What NT People Called the OT
The Duty of a Man 