RELIABILITY OF NEW TESTAMENT

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New Testament Overview April 23, 2006
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NT OVERVIEW OUTLINE

• Introduction where did the New Testament come
  from?
• Gospels
• Marco Snap Shot
• Synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke
• Marco focus/problem
• Themes and Theology overall
• Summary Individual Books
• John
• Out line and focus
• Themes and Theology focus

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NT OVERVIEW OUTLINE
THE EARLY CHURCH

• Acts 1-12 Jerusalem to Samaria - Peter

• Acts 13 15 Pauls Ministry Begins
• Overview of Pauls Theology Center
• First Journey Galatians and James

• Acts 15 18 Second Missionary Journey
• 1 2 Thessalonians/ Apologetics

• Acts 18 21 The Three Year Journey
• 1 2 Corinthians/ Romans

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NT OVERVIEW OUTLINE

• Acts 22 26 The Trials

• Acts 27 28 The First Imprisonment
• Ephesians/ Colossians/ Philippians /Philemon

• End of First Imprisonment
• 1 Timothy/Titus
• 1 2Peter

• The Rest of the Revelation
• 2 Timothy - Pauls Second Imprisonment?
• Hebrews/ 1- 3 John

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RELIABILITY OF NEW TESTAMENT
Manuscript support Homers Illiad New
Testament
643 mss earliest 400 b.c. complete 13th cent
24,970 mss earliest 114 a.d Complete 325 a.d.
Make up of Manuscripts Greek Uncials/Minuscules/L
ectionaries/Papyri 100- 200 Other Languages
Latin/ Ethiopic/Syriac Pashetta 100-360
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Uncials and Miniscules

• Example of a Greek Text in Uncial
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RELIABILITY OF NEW TESTAMENT
Manuscript support Homers Illiad New
Testament
643 mss earliest 400 b.c. complete 13th cent
24,970 mss earliest 114 a.d Complete 325 a.d.
Make up of Manuscripts Greek Uncials/Minuscules/L
ectionaries/Papyri 100- 200 Other Languages
Latin/ Ethiopic/Syriac Pashetta 100-360
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RELIABILITY OF NEW TESTAMENTEarly Church Fathers
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FORMATION OF NT CANON
1. 30 90 A.D. Oral and written traditions are
present.
2. 90 180 Formation by Design and Necessity -
Gnosticism and Continued Revelation

• 180 367 Accepted disputed and non genuine
• Eusbius 325
• Gospels/Acts/14 Epistles of Paul/ Hebrews/ 1
  Peter/1 John/Revelation
• James/Jude/2 Peter and 2-3 John
• Anthanasius of Alexandria Easter Letter 367
  -set 27 books of NT
• Da Vince Constantine?

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR A TEXTBEING CANONICAL

• Conformity to the rule of faith and the orthodoxy
  of the church
• Apostolicity
• Documents wide spread use, acknowledgment and
  continuous acceptance by early church fathers.

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR A TEXTBEING CANONICAL

• BOOKS THAT DO NOT APPEAR IN THE NT
• The Shepherd of Hermas Nonapostolic Author
• Didache Late date
• Revelation of Peter To Similar to Revelation
• Gospel of Thomas Unknown and Inconsistent with
  four gospels
• Gospel of Judas - Gnostic centered, denies work
  of Christ
• Gospel of Peter unique story of the passion
  week.
• Gospel of Hebrews Egypt centered with Gnostic
  slant.

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TRUST IN CONVICTION OF TRUTH OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

• Use of Scripture 2 Tim 314 -17
• Gods process for revealing 2 Pet 119 21
• All that is needed to be known is revealed Heb
  1 1-4
• Trust and believe is by faith 1 Cor 118 -25
• Wisdom of God over your knowledge 1 Cor 2 6 -16

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MAJOR SECTIONS AND THE PURPOSES
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WHY FOUR GOSPELS!
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Jews
Romans
Hellenists
Greek World
Jesus is the perfect Son of Man who came to save
all people through the power of the Holy Spirit
and prayer
Jesus is the fully divine Son of God in whom we
should believe to receive eternal life.
Jesus is the Messiah/King who fulfills Old
Testament prophecy and expectations
Jesus is the authoritative Son of God
Mat 11 1616 2028
Mk 11 827-29 1045 1534
Luke 109
Jm 2031
Believe Eternal life
Fulfilled
Immediately
Son of Man
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So Why Four Gospels?
Synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark, and
Luke General geographic sequence headed to
Jerusalem! Galilee-North-Judea-Perea-Jerusalem
Similar events with a focus on parables -
healings - exorcisms 97 of Marks Words
Parallel in Mathew 88 of Marks Words Parallel
in Luke
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Peraea
Judea
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So Why Four Gospels?
Synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark, and
Luke General geographic sequence headed to
Jerusalem! Galilee-North-Judea-Perea-Jerusalem
Similar events with a focus on parables -
healings - exorcisms 97 of Marks Words
Parallel in Mathew 88 of Marks Words Parallel
in Luke
SYNOPTIC PROBLEM Dependent or Independent or
other?
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SYNOPTIC PROBLEMFour Leading Hypothesis
Mark-1 Matthew -2 Luke
1. Markian Priority
Matthew -1 Mark- 2 Luke
2. Augustine
Matthew Luke Mark
3. Griesbach 2 Gospel Theory
Mark Q Matthew Luke
4. Q Source or 2 Source Theory
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So Why Four Gospels?
Synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark, and
Luke General geographic sequence headed to
Jerusalem! Galilee-North-Judea-Perea-Jerusalem
Similar events with a focus on parables -
healings - exorcisms 97 of Marks Words
Parallel in Mathew 88 of Marks Words Parallel
in Luke
SYNOPTIC PROBLEM Dependent or Independent or
other?
John Jerusalem centered Discourse
centered not action centered.
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