This is in a Word document, so it's completely adaptable to your ministry needs. 6 week sermon series that walks through the Bible's origin and responses to it's critics. This is as thorough talk notes as you can get and is in a format useful for handouts - just put your ministries information on them, print them out, and put them in the hands of your students. Also can be used as small group curriculum. Check out the table of contents...
Table of Contents:
The Bible: Under Investigation (Page 1)
Claims Made by the Bible
A Book Truly of God
Does the Bible Have Unity?
Correctly Transmitted Through Time?
Scientific Accuracy
Historical Accuracy
The Bible: Why Do We Need It? (Page 5)
Food for the Soul
How Does God Reveal Himself?
Words of God
Our Challenge
The Bible: Can We Trust It? (Page 8)
The Bible’s Claims
Trusting the Bible as God’s Word
Comparison to Original Writings
Scientific Knowledge Before its Time
Historical Accuracy
Prophetic Accuracy
Effects on Lives
The Bible: Are There Contradictions? (Page 12)
Alleged Contradictions
Errors in Textual Copies
Examples of Contradictions
Our Challenge
The Bible: Formation of the Scriptures (Page16)
Guidelines of Scriptural Consideration
Formation of the “Canon”
Do We Have What Should Be There?
Why No Trace of Original Manuscripts?
The Bible: Understanding the Source(s) of Scripture (Pg 19)
3 Views of Inspiration
Definitions of Inerrancy
The Apocrypha