OUTLINE

The following outline will provide a road map to help the reader visualize the overall content of this topic. The main points next to the Roman numerals will always be displayed on the left side bar menu. The sub-points next to the capital letters will always be found on the right side bar menu in association with their respective main point:

I. INTRODUCTION:

A. Our Purpose
B. Outline (you are here)

II. GENERAL INFORMATION:

A brief survey of some general information about the Bible will be given for any who might not be acquainted with it. A bibliography of the sources used to develop this topic is provided with some recommendations for those wishing to do further study on their own.

A. General Information
B. Bibliography

III. THE NEW TESTAMENT DOCUMENTS:

A more detailed survey of the background of the NT will be given along with an examination of the internal evidence demonstrating that the New Testament documents are accurate, reliable, and trustworthy historical documents having been written by eyewitnesses of Jesus Christ or close associates and contemporaries of the eyewitnesses. The following items will be found in the right side bar menu under this heading.

A. Foreward
B. Content and Style
C. The Authors
D. The Eyewitnesses
E. Time and Location
F. The Motives
G. The Outcome
H. Conclusion

IV. THE NEW TESTAMENT TEXT:

A history of the transmission of the text of the New Testament will be given to demonstrate that the documents have been carefully copied and handed down to us so that the New Testament we have today is virtually the same as the originals penned some 2,000 years ago. The following items will be found in the right side bar menu under this heading.

A. Foreward
B. The Language
C. Methods and Materials
D. The Manuscript Evidence
E. The Early Versions
F. The Church Fathers
G. The English Translations
H. Conclusion

V. THE IDENTITY OF JESUS:

The testimony of the written record of the New Testament will be carefully examined to demonstrate that Jesus claimed to be and indeed was the Son of God having been sent into the world to reveal and establish the truth and accomplish salvation from sin. The following items will be found in the right side bar menu under this heading.

A. Foreward
B. The Testimony of Jesus
C. The Record of His Miracles
D. The Testimony of Others
E. The Record of Fulfilled Prphecy
F. The Record of The Resurrection
G. The Testimony about Jesus Teaching
H. Conclusion

VI. JESUS AND BIBLICAL INSPIRATION:

The written record will again be examined to see that on the authority of the testimony and teaching of the Son of God it can be established that the Old and New Testaments have been given to us by inspiration of God. The following items will be found in the right side bar menu under this heading.

A. Foreward
B. The Old Testament
C. The New Testament
D. Apostolic confirmation
E. Conclusion

VII. EVIDENCE FOR INSPIRATION:

A presentation of other evidence for the inspiration of the Bible will be given which together with the testimony of the teaching of Christ will provide a compelling case supporting the claim that the Bible is the word of God to be believed and obeyed in all things. The following items will be found in the right side bar menu under this heading.

A. Foreward
B. Biblical Claims
C. Unity in the Bible
D. Prophecy in the Bible
E. Moral Superiority
F. Dynamic Abiblity
G. Human completeness
H. Universality
I. Indestructibility
J. Archeology
K. Alternate Possibility
L. Conclusion

VIII. CONCLUSION:

The contents of this topic will be summarized and drawn together and suggestions for the appropriate course of action will be offered for the readers consideration.