1. Scripture Alone: A Series on the Bible
Sola Scriptura
Scripture Alone: A Series on the Bible

2. What is the Bible?

3. What’s in a Name? What does the name “Bible” mean?
Greek word Biblos – common word for book, scroll, or roll
But is the Bible just a book?

4. Nature of the Bible: What is it?
Ancient Library – a collection of different documents and books put together in one codex
A religious text – a collection of documents and books dealing with spiritual matters for a specific group or groups
A Historical/Pseudo-Historical book – a collection of accounts both historical and pseudo-historical unified by editors with an agenda over time
Something far greater than all this…

5. What I Affirm (Recognize as True)
I affirm that the Bible is Inspired – but more than that… (2 Peter 1:21)
I affirm that the Bible is Authentic – but more than that…
I affirm that the Bible is Sufficient – but more than that…
I affirm that the Bible is Authoritative – but more than that…
I affirm that the Bible is Inerrant – but more than that… (Proverbs 30:5-6)
I affirm that the Bible is True – but more than that… (Proverbs 30:5-6)
I affirm that the Bible is Theopneustos, meaning God-breathed (2 Tim. 3:16)
I affirm that the Bible is God’s self-revelation, it is His work, according to His plan, for His glory.

7. Why does it matter? What you believe about the Bible:
Affects how you read the Bible
Affects how you understand the Bible
Affects how you behave
Affects what you believe about God

8. Where we’re heading
Lesson 2 – Authorship Issues: Who wrote it? When was it written? How? Why? Where?
Lesson 3 – The Canon: Booklists and the Shape of the Bible
Lesson 4 – Biblical Accuracy
Lesson 5 – Biblical Authenticity
Lesson 6 – Biblical Authority
Lesson 7 – Biblical Inerrancy
Lesson 8 – Biblical Sufficiency
Lesson 9 – Biblical Contradictions and Difficulties?
Lesson 10 – How to read and use the Bible