1) Scribes who copied scripture followed three main rules: they were meticulous in counting letters and words, they used the best materials, and they would wipe away even small errors and start over. 2) The process of how we got the Bible involved inspiration or revelation from God, transmission as scribes carefully copied scriptures, translation into other languages, and canonization where religious authorities selected the books that made up the biblical canons. 3) A timeline outlines the key periods in how the Bible developed from 500 BC to 2000 AD, including the life of Jesus Christ around 1 AD, translations of the Bible into Latin and English over time, and events like the Dead Sea Scrolls being found in 1947.

1. Good Day! September
4, 2013
Do Now: “Scribes” 9/4/2014
What are 3 rules the scribes
followed as they copied scripture?
Write in complete sentences.

2. How We Got the Bible
Process
Inspiration/Revelation
Transmission
Translation
Canonization
(Copy what is on this slide in your notes.)

3. (Copy this information.)

6. Timeline: How We Got the Bible
•On your paper draw a time line
•Begin with 500 BC and end with 2000 AD
•Include 1AD, 500AD, 1000AD, 1500AD
•Draw a cross on 1AD
500BC 1AD 500AD 1000AD 1500AD
Be prepared to add key events onto your time line

10. O.T. and N.T. into Latin

13. O.T. and N.T. Latin
Vulgate to English

15. Preached in
English to
common people.

22. O.T and N.T. from
Hebrew/Greek into
English

29. Draw an arrow back to
100 B.C. from 1947

33. Copy these books of the O.T. in
your notes.
Law
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy