Those Contributing: Robert Armstrong Johan Djuandy Jon Lee Timothy Scheiderer Jason Arnold Charles Eldridge Jesse Leightenheimer Daniel Schreiner Jonathan Badgett Rod Elledge John Logan Lindsay Scott Michael Bailey Bryan Emerson William Lookabill Christopher Snider Joel Benge Christopher Fleming Michael Lopes Henry Sofley Jacob Blair Jesse Florida Jason Lowe Jay Sorrows Ryan Boyd Jonathan Gann Ronald Lowenfield John Strickland Ryan Broadhurst Gaines Gentry Kylan Mann Nathan Stuller Donald Brown Zachary Van Gieson Zachery Martin Jon Teague Joshua Carollo Jason Gilleland Michael McAfee Charles Tenpenny Andrew Case Chase Goff Brett McNew Joshua Thomas Matthew Castro Joseph Gordy Tamara Moreland Will Thomas Ryan Cheung Meizi Guo James Nofsinger Garth Walters In Don Choi Zachary Harper Brandon O'Shields Michael Walters Jinwoo Chung Christopher Hartman Evan Owens Monica Waters Kathleen Clement Jared Houk Jesse Owens Bethany Wester Sandy Dicus Jeffrey Johnson Lucas Page Leah Whiddon James Davidson Robert Johnson Robert Plummer Kevin White Charles Davis Travis Johnson Ross Ragsdale Cassandra Williford Timothy Davis Andrew Jones Jacob Riggs Christopher Woodall Dustin DeBerry Mary Kavanagh Jeffrey Robison Craig Woods Monica Dees Junkyung Kim John Russell Crockett Jenkins Matthew Dixon Jonathan Kitchens Raymond Savely ii Table of Contents THOSE CONTRIBUTING:......................................................................................................................................... II QUESTION BANK....................................................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 1................................................................................................................................................................... 5 PART 1: GETTING STARTED: TEXT, CANON, AND TRANSLATION....................................................................... Question 1: What Is the Bible?....................................................................................................................................................... Question 2: How Is the Bible Organized?.................................................................................................................................................................... SECTION 2………………………………………………………………………………………... 7 Question 3: Who Wrote the Bible -‐ Humans or God?.......................................................................................................................................... Question 4: Does the Bible Contain Error?................................................................................................................................................................. SECTION 3................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Question 5: Were the Ancient Manuscripts of the Bible Transmitted Accurately?................................................................................ Question 6: Who Determined What Books Would Be Included in the Bible?........................................................................................... SECTION 4................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Question 7: Which Is the Best English Bible Translation?.................................................................................................................................. PART 2: APPROACHING THE BIBLE GENERALLY............................................................................................................. SECTION A: QUESTIONS RELATED TO INTERPRETATION..................................................................................... Question 8: Why Is Biblical Interpretation Important?....................................................................................................................................... Question 9: How Has the Bible Been Interpreted Throughout Church History?..................................................................................... SECTSION 5........................................................................................................