Lesson Two

THE WRITING OF THE BIBLE (1)

Scripture Reading

2 Tim. 3:16; John 6:63; Gen. 11:31; Isa. 19:18;
Mark 5:41; 15:34; Gal. 1:19; 2:9; Jude 1; Luke 24:44; 27

Outline

1. Before the Bible was written
   1. Without the written revelation of God
   2. There being instructions handed down through oral tradition
2. The languages used in the ancient time
   1. The ancient languages
      1. Akkadian
      2. The Babylonian writing of the tribe of Shem
      3. The language of Canaan and the Hebrew language
      4. Aramaic
      5. Greek
   2. The languages used in the Bible
      1. Hebrew
      2. Aramaic
      3. Greek
3. The authors of the Bible and the places in which it was written
   1. The Old Testament
   2. The New Testament
4. The times when the Bible was written
5. The recognition of the authority of the Bible
   1. The Old Testament
      1. The Pentateuch of Moses
      2. The other books
   2. The New Testament
      1. The gospels
      2. The other books