Chapter 10: The Historicity Of Christianity Flashcards
(26 cards)
If Jesus historically exists what is the next question that critics will bring up? (123)
No one can know the personality and the character of Jesus Christ
What is the name of the German scholar, a former leader of the historical Jesus movement? (123)
Rudolph Butmann
What is the name of the mythology campaign that seeks to determine what sayings of Jesus are legitimate? (123)
Jesus Seminar
Of the 1500 statements made by Jesus, what percentage did they dev,are we’re definitely stated by Jesus and what percentage was not stated by Jesus at all? (124)
82% definitely not said by Jesus
What are the three approaches to the study of the historicity and inerrancy of God’s Word? (124)
a. bibliographical approach
b. Internal evidence
c. External evidence
In regard to the bibliographical approach, what three factors are important? (125-127)
a. Number of manuscripts
b. The time span
c. Consistent manuscripts
What is notable about the number of manuscripts found of the New Testament text? (126)
The New Testament text is preserved in 5686 partial and complete manuscript portions
What is notable about the time span of the New Testament manuscripts? (126)
There is a complete New Testament manuscript from within 250 years of its conception. These manuscripts were written closer to the fate of the original writing than any other ancient manuscript
What is notable about the consistence of the manuscripts? (127-128)
How consistent they are to each other with variants chiefly having to do with a copy error
What percentage of the New Testament do we have and how sure are we about it? (129)
We have 100% of the New Testament and we are sure about 99.5% sure of it
What two factors are notable about the internal evidence regarding the writers of the New Testament? (129)
- The writers were either eye-witnesses or interviewed eye-witnesses
- They were apostles who wrote early and within the first century
What are the three D’s formulated to convince the unbeliever that the Bible is credible in regard to internal evidence? (129)
a. Details
b. Digits
c. Deaths
Why are details important? (129-130)
Because it suggests that the writers were eye-witnesses
Eye-witnesses capture details
Why are digits important? (130)
Because it is impossible for nine men to write 27 books that corroborated each other’s details unless they were eye-witnesses
Why are the deaths of the disciples important? (130)
10 of the original 12 were martyred for their beliefs. John was exiled and Paul later martyred. They died for what they saw and heard and would not die for a lie
Why is it important to show that these apostles wrote early? (130)
If the books were written after the 1st century, then it is too late for them to be written by the apostles who were eye-witnesses
They couldn’t have been eye witnesses if they weren’t early
Frank Turek Early- Eyewitness details- Embarrassing testimony- Excruciating testimony- Expected testimony- Extra Biblical-
Early- most NT books written prior to 70 AD
Eyewitness details- only an eye witness would know
Embarrassing testimony- never would have made up
Excruciating testimony- they were martyred for this story
Expected testimony- OT prophecy predicted-Isaiah 53
Extra Biblical- 10 sources in the 1st 150 years- storyline congruent with the NT
Hardy states that all of the New Testament (except John and Revelation) was written before what time?
A.D. 70 (documents do not mention the destruction of the temple)
What two important factors are associated with the External Evidence for the reliability of the Bible?
a. Non-Christian sources and Christian sources attest to the accuracy of the N.T.
b. Archaeology supports the New Testament
Why is biblical inerrancy important? (134-136)
Because rejecting this doctrine affects your view of the nature of God and allows for the idea that God did not inspire the Bible
Inerrancy
God’s word without error
Autographs
Original documents
Manuscript
A copy of an original document
Variant
An instance where a manuscript was copied incorrectly
