What Is The Bible? (EP 7)

In this episode, we kick off a new series exploring why we can trust the Bible. Over the next few episodes we will discuss different lines of evidence for the Bible’s reliability, including archeological evidence, prophetic evidence, and contextual evidence. In today’s episode, we dive into the Bible’s history and answer key questions like: What is the Bible? Who wrote it? And how was the Canon formed? We also address common objections, including claims of textual errors in the New Testament and questions about the so-called forgotten gospels of Thomas, Mary, and Barnabas.

Biblical References

1. Exodus 17:8-9

2. Exodus 24

3. 2 Timothy 3:16

4. Luke 24:44

5. Genesis 1:26-27 – Man created in God's image

6. Isaiah 7:14 – Prophecy of virgin birth

7. Isaiah 9:6 – Prophecy of a coming King

8. Micah 5:2 – Messiah to be born in Bethlehem

9. Psalm 22 – Prophecy of the crucifixion

10. Isaiah 53 – Suffering servant and atonement

11. Matthew 14:13-21 / Mark 6:30-44 / Luke 9:10-17 / John 6:1-14 – Feeding of the 5,000

12. John 2:1-11 – Turning water into wine

13. Matthew 14:22-33 / Mark 6:45-52 / John 6:16-21 – Jesus walks on water

14. John 9 – Healing of a man born blind

15. Mark 2:1-12 – Healing of the paralyzed man

16. John 11 – Raising of Lazarus

17. John 20 – Jesus' resurrection appearances

18. Matthew 28 / Mark 16 / Luke 24 – Resurrection accounts

19. Acts 1–2 – Eyewitnesses and formation of the early church

20. Revelation 19–22 – Return and reign of Christ (final events)

    
    

Extra Biblical References

• 1. Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace

• 2. GotQuestions.org

• 3. Tim Mackie Archives- Where Did the Bible Come From and Why Should We Care?

• 4. Against Heresies - Irenaeus

  5. Bart Ehrman - Misquoting Jesus - this is a skeptic's point of view.

  6. Pastor Jeff Schwarzentraub discussing the history of the Bible - https://share.google/eGZdzPAxIKfcLzA42

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