Jesus Proclaims the Kingdom Mark 1:14-45

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Why Study New Testament?

• Continuation of Gods Word to His People
• Old Testament New Testament Prophecy
  Fulfillment
• 2. Climax of Gods Word in His Son
• Hebrews 11-4
• John 11-18
• 3. Ultimate Personal Significance

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If a New Testament, What Was Old?

• The Old Testament
• The Hebrew Bible
• The Three sections
• Torah/Law
• Prophets (Former Prophets Latter Prophets)
• Writings
• Other Options First Testament, Hebrew Bible
  etc.

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The Hebrew Bible
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English Old Testament
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New Testament Canon
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Why These 27 Books

• 1. Old Testament Precedent for a Canon
• 2. Inspiration
• 2 Timothy 316 (God-breathed)
• Compare language of Gen 24-7
• How does this compare to our contemporary
  discussion of
• inerrant-Without error in matters of science
  or history
• infallible-Without error in matters of faith or
  doctrine

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Why These 27 Books

• 3. Recognition of the Canon in the Church
• Marks of Apostolic authorship
• Evidence of 1st Century origin
• Apostolic Message (orthodoxy)

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Jewish ChristianFoundations Development
J E S U S
LAW
Gospel
Acts
PROPHETS
Letters
WRITINGS
Apocalypse
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GENERAL OVERVIEW
30 AD
170
300
400
Writing Circulation Collections
Sifting Separation
Ratification
303 EUSEBIUS
140 MARCION
393/397 COUNCILS OF HIPPO/ CARTHAGE
170-200 IRENAEUS CLEMENT TERTULLIAN MURATORIAN
367 ATHANASIUS Letter