Chapter 6: Is The Bible Reliable?
Chapter 6: Are The Bible Records Reliable?
2. Why do you think our culture is so quick to believe the false “facts” given to them (by professors, scientists, intellectuals, media, etc.) that the Bible isn’t a reliable document? Our culture is quick to believe the false “facts” given to them that the Bible is not a reliable document since it is assumes those in positions of influences have been intellectually honest in their research and are not ruled by their presuppositions or prejudices.
4. Describe how the Bibliographical Test (p. 70), the Internal Evidence Test (p. 77) and the External Evidence Test (p. 84) differ. Why is it unreasonable for the New Testament to be a collect of myths and legends? What was the approximate period of time between the …show more content…
1. How do we account for the radical change in the lives of the disciples from cowards in hiding to bold proclaimers of Christ within a few weeks? We can account for the radical change in the lives of the disciples from cowards in hiding to bold proclaimers of Christ within a few weeks since they were convinced He was alive as they saw Him and talked with Him.
4. Did the disciples have to be convinced that Jesus was who He said He was? What helped most in conning them (1 Corinthians 15:4-7)? How was Paul convinced himself (1 Corinthians 15:8)? According to 1 Corinthians 15:4-7, the disciples had to be convinced that Jesus was who He said He was. The resurrection of Jesus Christ helped most in convincing the disciples. According to 1 Corinthians 15:8, Paul was convinced that Jesus was who He said He was when Jesus Christ appeared to him at the time of his conversion on the road to Damascus.
5. Why do you suppose no historian, no eyewitness, no antagonist has recorded having seen the body of Christ after his death? No historian, eyewitness, or antagonist has recorded having seen the body of Christians after his death because they were no “physical” body to be
2. Why do you think our culture is so quick to believe the false “facts” given to them (by professors, scientists, intellectuals, media, etc.) that the Bible isn’t a reliable document? Our culture is quick to believe the false “facts” given to them that the Bible is not a reliable document since it is assumes those in positions of influences have been intellectually honest in their research and are not ruled by their presuppositions or prejudices.
4. Describe how the Bibliographical Test (p. 70), the Internal Evidence Test (p. 77) and the External Evidence Test (p. 84) differ. Why is it unreasonable for the New Testament to be a collect of myths and legends? What was the approximate period of time between the …show more content…
1. How do we account for the radical change in the lives of the disciples from cowards in hiding to bold proclaimers of Christ within a few weeks? We can account for the radical change in the lives of the disciples from cowards in hiding to bold proclaimers of Christ within a few weeks since they were convinced He was alive as they saw Him and talked with Him.
4. Did the disciples have to be convinced that Jesus was who He said He was? What helped most in conning them (1 Corinthians 15:4-7)? How was Paul convinced himself (1 Corinthians 15:8)? According to 1 Corinthians 15:4-7, the disciples had to be convinced that Jesus was who He said He was. The resurrection of Jesus Christ helped most in convincing the disciples. According to 1 Corinthians 15:8, Paul was convinced that Jesus was who He said He was when Jesus Christ appeared to him at the time of his conversion on the road to Damascus.
5. Why do you suppose no historian, no eyewitness, no antagonist has recorded having seen the body of Christ after his death? No historian, eyewitness, or antagonist has recorded having seen the body of Christians after his death because they were no “physical” body to be