2.  2007 by David A. Prentice We Will Be Starting in Last Week’s Notes – page 9 We Will Be Starting in Last Week’s Notes – page 9 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 

3.  2007 by David A. Prentice Why Believe the Bible? Why Believe the Bible? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 

4.  2007 by David A. Prentice Contents: Overheads to be used with Chapter 3 of “Truth in the Balance,” copyright 2003 by David Prentice, M.Ed., M.A.S.T. REVISION DATE 09/07/2009 This material is made available by the author at no charge. It may be reproduced for use in a Christian environment such as Sunday schools or Bible classes, but it may not be used for any commercial purposes. To be certain that you have the most up-to-date version of this material, go to the Origins Resource Association website, www.originsresource.org. Follow the links to “Bible College Materials” and check that the revision date shown online is the same as shown above. If not, download the latest version.

5.  2007 by David A. Prentice Continuing to Test the Bible like Literary Scholars!

6.  2007 by David A. Prentice Can We Reach Back to Remember Last Week? REEAACHHH!!! Can We Reach Back to Remember Last Week? REEAACHHH!!! 

7.  2007 by David A. Prentice

8. Let’s learn how to answer that question!!!

9. What does the Bible say about itself? DDoes it claim to be: a) The Word of God b) Written down by human authors c) That all of it is dictated or inspired of God d) All of the above

10. How many parts were written by God’s actual hand? CCan you remember Which 2 parts? TThe Ten Commandments DDaniel 5:5 (the handwriting on the wall)

11. Are the Historical Circumstances Verified? WWere the Bible books written hundreds of years later than they claim to be? NNo!!!

12. Does Archeology Show that the Bible has all of it’s Details Correct? CCritics used to claim all the kings of Israel were mythological characters. Were they right? NNo! WWhat has Archaeology found to prove them wrong? CClay Cylinder, Monuments, & Inscriptions with the kings’ names on them!!! – Historical Artifacts!!!

13. All in all, the skeptics are looking pretty foolish

14. THE CRITICS Let’s Learn to Answer

15. “CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?” IF THEY CAN, THEN WE ASK: “CAN YOU SHOW IT TO ME IN THE BIBLE?” IF THEY CAN, THEN WE ASK: “HAVE YOU DONE ANY KIND OF RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN TO SEE IF IT IS TRUE OR FALSE?” ALMOST NEVER CAN THEY ANSWER ALL 3 QUESTIONS AFFIRMATIVELY! When Someone Claims There are Errors in the Bible We Ask...

16. DO WE REALLY BELIEVE ALL THOSE MIRACLES OR WERE THEY JUST... ?!? Growing Mythology?!?

17. “ALL THE BOOKS WERE WRITTEN SO SOON AFTER THE ACTUAL EVENTS, NO ONE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED MADE UP MIRACLES TO BECOME INCLUDED.” “A MADE-UP STORY USUALLY BECOMES MORE ELABORATE AS TIME GOES ON, RIGHT? DID YOU KNOW THAT MIRACLES ARE MENTIONED LESS IN THE LATTER BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT?” “DID YOU KNOW THAT THE SKEPTICS AROUND IN THE N.T. TIME NEVER DENIED THE MIRACLES? If Someone Says, “All Those Miracles Were Added to Your Bible 100’s of Years After it Was Written!” We Answer:

18.  2007 by David A. Prentice It’s time to Get Going! Everybody, get on the Van!!! It’s time to Get Going! Everybody, get on the Van!!! 

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20. Next Stop: Answering People Who Claim there are Contradictions in the Bible! Next Stop: Answering People Who Claim there are Contradictions in the Bible! 

21. ALLEGED CONTRADICTIONS?!? How do we answer when people say that there are contradictions in the Bible?!?

22. Dr. Manise Ab Al Nouir has answered every one of their objections in his massive Arabic book Oham Mashboha la Al Kitah Al Mokadas. (Personal communication, Dr. Adel Ramses.) Muslims claim that the Bible contains over 100,000 errors and contradictions

23. 1) Gleason Archer’s Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties (be careful; he did not believe in a literal 6 day creation) 2)Unger’s Bible dictionary 3) Strong’s concordance also show that there is an answer to every objection Many Books Show that there is an Answer to Every Objection

24. TWO CREATION ACCOUNTS IN THE BIBLE? Two Contradictions Answered, as this one is based on another JEPD hypothosis

25. JEPD: it’s a hypothesis that claims, 4 different people wrote the first 5 books of the Bible long after Moses’ death The BIBLE says that Moses wrote the first 5 books! Therefore the JEPD calls the Bible a liar and the first five books unreliable!!! What is the JEPD Hypothesis? How Does it Call the Bible a Liar?

26. Also, every time Josh., Judges, Kings or Chronicles mention “law of Moses” or “book of the law” they would have been speaking of something not yet written Therefore, it also calls the these books fictional!!! How Does it Call the Bible a Liar?

27. TWO CREATION ACCOUNTS IN THE BIBLE? Finally Back to the Main Contradiction Claim

28. Day 1: light Day 2: separation of the waters above from the waters below Day 3: dry land and vegetation Day 4: lights placed in the heavens Day 5: sea creatures and birdsDay Day 6: land animals and finally humans. Therefore, it also calls the these books fictional!!! Genesis 1: Elohim is the Creator It Tells us What He Did on Which Day

29. (v. 5-9): there were not yet shrubs or plants “of the field” until the LORD God formed man and planted a garden in which to place him (v. 18-22): “[... ] the LORD God formed [animals...] and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them” Genesis 2: Yahweh Elohim is the Creator It Focuses on the Creation of Man

30. Chapter 1: Plants, Animals and then Man Chapter 2: Man, Plants and “then” Animals The answer: the 2 nd chapter isn’t talking about the creation of plants, nor is it saying animals were created after man So, Which was it?

31. Genesis 1 Plants  God Created Plants  Animals  “ Then God said, ‘let the earth bring forth the living creature’ [...] Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our own image’ [...]” Genesis 2 Plants  God Planted Plants in the Garden  Animals  “ And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him. Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam”

32. - June - July, - August Why “And” but not “Then”?

33. “I built a house and I saw that it was not good that the driveway was empty. And I built an automobile and a motorcycle and I put them in the driveway.” You’re not showing that the house was built last but you are showing that the other 2 were brought to it Describing How You brought them all Together:

34. It’s just stating that God made man and animals and brought the animals to the man We must refer back to Chapter One for the time order of events Genesis 2 isn’t Showing a Time Sequence

35. EVER WONDER WHERE CAIN GOT HIS WIFE? Come back next time to find out!