OUTLINE

STUDIES
OF THE
Including a study
of the Bible as a
whole by periods

BIBLE
and by books.
 7 Editions of Divine Law
7th – The Outward
2 Cor 3:2-3 Christian Life

6th – Written on the

Heb 8:10 Heart
5th – Christ the
John 1:14 Illustrated Edition
4th – The Entire
Scriptures Rom. 15:4

3rd – Written on Tables

of Stone Exo. 24:12

2nd – Written on
Conscience Rom. 2:15

1st – Written on Nature Psa. 19:1

1st: Written on Nature
Psalm 19:1 KJV “The heavens declare the glory of
God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.”

2nd: Written on Conscience

Romans 2:15 KJV “Which shew the work of the law
written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing
witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing
or else excusing one another.”
3rd: Written on Table of Stones
Exodus 24:12 KJV “And the Lord said unto Moses,
Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I
will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and
commandments which I have written; that thou
mayest teach them.”

4th: The Entire Scriptures

Romans 15:4 KJV “For whatsoever things were written
aforetime were written for our learning, that we
through patience and comfort of the scripture might
have hope.”
5th: Christ the Illustrated Edition
John 1:14 KJV “And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory
as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth.”

6th: Written on the Heart

Hebrews 8:10 KJV “For this is the covenant that I will
make with the house of Israel after those days, saith
the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write
them in their hearts: and will be to them a God, and
they shall be to me a people.”
7th: The Outward Christian Life Living Epistles
2 Corinthians 3:2,3 KJV “Ye are our epistle written in
our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch
as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of
Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with
the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but
in fleshy tables of the heart.”
7 Things the Word of God is able to do:
1. Make wise unto salvation
 2 Timothy 3:15 KJV “And that from a child thou hast
known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee
wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus.”

 Romans 1:16 KJV “For I am not ashamed of the gospel

of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to
every one that believeth: to the Jew first, and also to
the Greek.”

 James 1:21 KJV “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and

superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness
the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.”
2. Produce Faith

2 Timothy 3:15 KJV “And that from a child thou hast

known the holy scriptures, which are able to make
thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in
Christ Jesus.”

 Romans 10:17 KJV “So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
3. Make Jesus Christ Known

2 Timothy 3:15 KJV “And that from a child thou hast

known the holy scriptures, which are able to make
thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in
Christ Jesus.”

 John 5:39 KJV “Search the scriptures; for in them ye

think ye have eternal life: and they are they which
testify of me.”
4. Build up
 Acts20:32 KJV “And now, brethren, I commend
you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is
able to build you up, and to give you an
inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”

5. Give Inheritance
 Acts20:32 KJV “And now, brethren, I commend
you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is
able to build you up, and to give you an
inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”
6. Produce profit in doctrine, reproof,
correction, and instruction in righteousness
2 Timothy 3:16 KJV “All scripture is given inspiration
of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”

7. Make the man of God perfect

2Timothy 3:17 KJV “That the man of God may be
perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
 21 Names of the Bible
1. The Scripture (Mk. 15:28; Jn. 7:38)
2. The Scriptures (Lk. 24.:27; Jn. 5:39)
3. The Promises (Rom. 9:4,5; 15:8)
4. The Oracles of God (Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12; 1 Pet.
4:11)
5. The Lively Oracles (Acts 7:38)
6. The Law, the Prophets and the Psalms (Lk.
24:25,44)
7. The Law of the Lord (Ps. 1:2)
8. The Law and the Prophets (Mt. 5:17; 11:13; Acts
3:15)
9. The Book of the Lord (Isa. 34:16)
 21 Names of the Bible
10. The Word of God (Mk. 7:13; Rom. 10:17)
11. The Sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17)
12. The Old and New Testament (2 Cor. 3:6-15)
13. The First and Second Covenant (Heb. 8:7)
14. The Word of Christ (Col. 3:16)
15. The Word of Life (Phil. 2:16)
16. The Scripture of Truth (2 Tim. 2:15)
17. The Word of Truth (2 Tim. 2:15)
18. The Gospel of Christ (Rom. 1:16)
19. The Word of Faith (Rom. 10:8)
20. The Word of the Lord (2 Th. 3:1)
21. The Word of Righteousness (Heb. 5:13)
 Inspiration: God-breathed
 Greek – “theopneustos” – God-breathed. The special influence of the
Holy Spirit in the lives of the holy men qualified and enabled them to
make an infallible record of divine truth concerning the will of God.

 Purpose of the inspiration – to secure truth and unity in record and

NOT sameness of words or statements.

 Revelation discovers new truth; inspiration superintends the

communicating and recording of that truth.

 Inspiration without revelation (Lk. 1:1-4)

Inspiration including revelation (Rev. 1:1,11)
Inspiration without illumination (1 Pet. 1:11; 1 Cor. 14:13-
19)
Revelation and inspiration including illumination (1 Cor
2:12-16; 14:30)
One must find out whether satan, evil men or
God is speaking in Scripture. God is not
responsible for what others have said just
because He causes what they did say to be
recorded by inspiration. Only what God says or
teaches is truth which He requires men to obey.
 To what degree were writers inspired?

Some words were

put into the mouth
of the speakers
who spoke as the In some part of
Scripture it was
Spirit inspired left up to the
them. (Ex 4:12, writers to choose
Ezek 2:7, 3:10-11, their own words
Acts 3:21) and release truth
Some parts of by the inspiration
and guidance of
Scripture give Some words the Hoy Spirit.
the exact were written (Dan 12:8-9)
words of God. as the Spirit
(Ex 32:16, Dt moved men.
5:4, Mt 3:17) (Ex 34:27,
2 Pet 1:21)
 1. Its wonderful unity. Many never saw the
writings of the others and yet there is no
20 contradiction between any two of them.
PROOFS
2. Its superiority to other books in its origin, formation,
B doctrines, principles, claims, moral tone, histories,
prophecies, revelations, literature, presents redemption
I and eternal benefits and its general content.

B 3. Its influence in the world. It has blessed

L millions in every generation, made the
highest civilizations and given man the
E highest hope and destiny.

is 4. The character and greatness of those

inspired who accept it. The wisest, most godly
and honest of men acknowledge it as
God’s Word.
 5. Man could not have written it if
he would, and would not have
written it if he could.
20
PROOFS 6. Good men must have written it. It condemns all sin and
records the sin and faults of its writers as well as the others.
B This, evil men would not do. Even good men would not do
it unless inspired to do so to help others.
I
7. All man’s present and eternal needs are
B met by the Bible. Redemption and promised
benefits have been given in all generations.
L
E 8. Its preservation through the ages. Whole kingdoms
and religions have sought in vain to destroy it. It is still
victor and indestructible.
is
inspired
9. The heavenly and eternal
character of its contents proves it
to be of God.
 10. The response of the soul to it.
11. Its infinite depths and lofty
20 ideals.
PROOFS a. Universal in its appeals. k. Accurate in its prophecies.
b. Reasonable in its teachings. l. Individual in its messages.
c. Reliable in its promises. m. Far reaching in its vision.
B d. Durable in its conflicts.
e. Everlasting in its usefulness.
n. Complete in its laws.
o. Comprehensive in its
I f. New and modern in its
statements.
knowledge.
p. Infinite in its details.
B g. Indispensable to human
civilization.
q. Unselfish in its purpose.
r. Simple in its application.
L h. Indisputable in its authority.
i. Interesting in its histories.
s. Just in its demands.
t. Righteous in its judgments.
E j. Colorful in its biographies. u. Clear in its application.
v. Masterful in its wisdom.
is 12. Fulfilled prophecies. About 3,300 verses of prophecy
inspired have been fulfilled, predicitions made hundreds and
even thousands of years before their fulfillment. Not one
detail has failed yet. About 2,908 verses are being fulfilled
or will be yet fulfilled.
 13. Miracles. Hundreds are recorded in Scripture
and many happen daily among those who pray
20 and claim Bible promises.
PROOFS
14. Its perfection. It is scientifically
B and historically correct.

15. Its adaptability. It is always up to

I date on any subject. It fits the lives of all
B people of all ages and all lands.
16. Its spiritual and moral power. It meets perfectly every
L spiritual and moral need of man.
E 17. Its doctrines. They surpass all human principles in
relationship, religion, culture, etc. (1 Cor 2:14)
18. Claims of the Bible Itself. (Col 2)

is 19. Secular history.

20. Its inexhaustible proofs. It would take many volumes to
inspired
deal fully with many thousands of facts which confirm the
Bible to be the Word of God. This book must be divine.
The Historical Bridge:
Spanning the interval between the Old and New Testaments, 400
B.C – 4or 5 B.C.

The Government of Palestine During this

Period 5 B.C.
Events
400 B.C. immediately
preceding
the advent
National of Jesus:
Factors:  Announce
 Persian ment
 Grecian  Annuncia-
tion
 Roman  Preaching
 Jewish of John
the
Baptist.
400 B.C.

 Persian – The proclamation of Cyrus and the return

of the Jews.
 Grecian – The conquest of Alexander, resulting in
the spread of the Greek language.
 Roman – The establishment of the worldwide stable
government, uniform laws and good roads.
 Jewish – The dispersion of the Jews, spreading the
doctrines of the Unity of God, the Messianic hope
and the Holy Scriptures.
 The Government of Palestine
Persian Dominion (400-330 B.C.)

Alexander the Great’s Supremacy (330-323 B.C.)

Alexander’s Successors: Egyptian and Syrian Rule (323-166 B.C.)

Jewish Independence under the Maccabess (166-63 B.C.)

Roman Supremacy (63 B.C.)

Social Movements: dispersion of the Jews.

Religious Parties: Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes

Literature: Septuagint and Apocrypha (270-50 B.C.)

Architecture: Herod’s Temple Begun (19 B.C.)

5 B.C.

 Announcement to Zacharias of the coming

of the forerunnner of Jesus. (Luke 1:5-17)
 Annunciation to Mary of the coming of the
Messiah. (Luke 1:26-35)
 Preaching of John the Baptist. (Matthew
3:1-6)
 The Books of the Apocrypha
I Esdras The Wisdom of Solomon The History of Susanna
II Esdras Ecclessiastes Bel and the Dragon
Tobit Baruch The Prayer of Manasses
Judith The Epistle of Jeremiah I and II Maccabees
Additions to Esther The Song of the Three III and IV Maccabess
Holy Children

• Apocrypha means hidden or secret.

• It is generally applied to a collection of books from eleven to sixteen
in number, which appeared in the interim between the Old and
New Testaments.
• Jews of the Dispersion of Egypt included them in the Greek
translation of the Old Testament, called the Septuagint. But they
were rejected from the Hebrew canon by the Jews of the Palestine.
• The Roman Catholic Church in the Council of Trent (1546 A.D.)
declared 11 of the books to be canonical, and they appear in the
modern Catholic edition of the Scriptures.
BUT their canonicity has been rejected and omitted from the modern
editions of the Protestant Bibles for the following reasons:

1. They are never quoted by Jesus, and it is doubtful if they were ever
alluded to by the apostles.
2. Most of the early fathers regarded them as uninspired.
3. They did not appear in the Ancient Hebrew canon.
4. The inferior quality of most of the writings as compared with the
canonical books, stamps them as unworthy of a place in the sacred
Scriptures.
Characters of the Books
HISTORIC – I and II Maccabees and I Esdras.
TRADITIONAL – Additions to Esther, Susanna, Song of the Three Holy
Chilren, Bel and the Dragon, Judith and Tobit.
PROPHETIC – Baruch and the Prayer of Manasses.
APOCALYPTIC – II Esdras and IV Esdras in the Latin Vulgate.
INSTRUCTIVE – Ecclesiasticus and the Wisdom of Solomon (in style like
the Proverbs.)
Original Manuscripts 1500 BC-100 AD
Early Copies Bishops 1568
Codex Alexandrinus 425 AD Douay 1610
Codex Vaticanus 340 AD King James 1611
Codex Sinaiticus 330 AD Revised Version 1901
Ancient Copies RSV 1952
Ancient Versions Berkeley 1959
Vulgate 400 AD Amplified 1965
Wycliffe 1380 JB 1966
Tyndale 1525 NEB 1970
Coverdale 1535 NASB 1971
Matthews 1537 LB (Paraphrased) 1971
Great 1539 TEV 1976
Geneva 1560 NIV 1978
NKJV 1982