test 4 FOF

Question 1

points to bible claiming to be the word of God

Answer 1

1. Inspiration is claimed for the finished product
2. The writers were guided by the Holy Spirit
3. Inspiration was originally in man but was latter consigned to written form to produce an objective revelation
4. The very words of scripture are of divine origin

Question 2

Sztanyo’s argument

Answer 2

1. He argues that if the book has been successful, the case of the resurrection is factual.
2. He states that if it is the case that God exists, and if the Bible is God’s word, and if the Bible teaches that Jesus was resurrected from the dead, then the resurrection of Christ is factual.
3. Each of those has been shown to be the case.
4. Therefore, the resurrection of Christ is factual.

Question 3

scripture

Answer 3

the Bible – the 66 books that are agreed to comprise the Bible of Judeo-Christian theism.

Question 4

properties

Answer 4

those characteristics that are either necessary and/or sufficient to establish the Bible as God’s words.

Question 5

necessary characteristics

Answer 5

one without which the conclusion cannot be true – external evidences like historical accuracies, archeological accuracies, etc.

Question 6

sufficient characteristics

Answer 6

one by which the conclusion can be positively established.

Question 7

two-fold evidence for the authenticity of the New Testement

Answer 7

1. an examination of the number of surviving manuscripts

2. the time spread between the existing manuscripts and the date of composition

Question 8

know the three types of internal evidence that constitute a positive test

Answer 8

1. Predictive prophecy; a unity of theme,
2. purpose
3. doctrine beyond mere human explanation; scientific foreknowledge.

Question 9

know the conditions needed when using predictive prophecy the Bible is God’s Word

Answer 9

1. Must deal with persons and/or events that are remote enough in time from the prediction that it cannot be a mere guess.
2. It cannot be a matter of vague generalization that could later be applied in some questionable way.
3. The prophecies fulfillment must be clear and unequivocal

Question 10

two thrusts of the argument based on the Abrahamic promise

Answer 10

1. predictive prophecy

2. the amazing unity of the Bible

Question 11

the argument that shows that predictive prophacy proves the divine of the Bible

Answer 11

1. If there is a predictive prophecy in the Bible that can only be explained on the basis of supernatural influence, and which was clearly made known before its corresponding fulfillment, and which exhibits a unified doctrinal theme, then that predictive prophecy is proof of the divine origin of the Bible.
2. There is such a predictive prophecy in the Bible.
3. This predictive prophecy is proof of the divine origin of the Bible.