Key passages:
- Deut. 4:1-9 – God reveals good laws
- Deut. 18:15-19 – God raises up the prophets
- Luke 24:25-27 – Law, Prophets, and Psalms speak of Christ
- 1 Pet. 1:10-11 – Prophets of old sought to know about Christ
Key Questions:
- 1. Flawed prophets: How does God work with flawed prophets?
- a. Jonah (Jonah 1)
- b. Balaam (Numbers 22-24)
- c. David (Psalm 51)
- 2. Unity. Given the differences evident in the Bible, how does a believer talk about the unity of the Bible?
- 3. History. What examples can we cite in the Bible to illustrate the nature of the historical reliability of the Bible?
- 4. Infallible: Is the Bible simply an infallible revelation or is it an infallible revelation of God’s will?
- 5. What is the proper role of “fear” in the study of the Bible?
- 6. If the content of Scripture has come by three different methods (visions, research, experience), how can we explain the human tendency to think that it all came by way of “vision,” i.e. that God provides the information?
- 7. Are there examples in Scripture where the prophets had incorrect information yet still spoke the truth and applied it in a helpful way in a given situation?
