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Why study the Old Testament? (6 things) |
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- The OT was the Bible Jesus knew and used.
- The OT was the Bible the NT authors knew and used.
- The OT is foundational for NT understanding.
- Marcion was declared a heretic.
- The OT reveals the character of God.
- The OT identifies God's relationship with humanity.
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OT Text Divine Inspiration (2 verses, 2 words) |
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2 Timothy 3:15-16 Theopveuastas - "God-breathed" 2 Peter 1:20-21 Pheromenoi - "carried along, supported" |
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- Neo-Orthodox Theory
- Dictation Theory
- Limited Inspiration Theory
- Pienary Verbal Inspiration
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Neo-Orthodox Theory (View of Inspiration) |
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| the Bible is not necessarily the word of God itself, but it contains the word of God. Understanding who is God is what's important- not so much the details |
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Dictation Theory (View of Inspiration) |
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| God directly dictated what to write to the authors. |
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Limited Inspiration Theory (View of Inspiration) |
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| God expressed the thoguhts and the ideas that He wanted to get across, but the writers had much freedom. There are no errors in doctrine, faith, and practie - only possible errors in Biblical details. |
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Pienary Verbal Inspiration (View of Inspiration) |
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| Everything in scripture is without error. Some element of freedom for the authors. (a lot like Dictation Theory except the authors had freedom) |
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| We don't hear the word of God in the OT, we overhear it. (Jeremiah 29:11 wasn't spoken directly to me. It was written to a specific audience. BUT we have the privelege to step back and see what that means for us. |
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| "Don't put words in God's mouth" |
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