Authority of

Scriptures
GROUP 5
 What is Authority?
Authority is the power or right to give orders,
make decisions, and enforce obedience; the
right to act in a specified way, delegated from
one person or organization to another
By Authority one means the quality virtue
of which person or institutions make laws and
give orders to men, and expect obedience from
them.
 Every human community needs an
authority to govern it. The
foundation of such authority lies in
human nature. It is necessary for
the unity of the state. Its role is to
ensure as far as possible the
common good of the society.
 The authority required by the moral order
derives from God; Let every person be subject
to the governing authorities. For there is no
authority except from God, and those that exist
have been instituted by God. Therefore he who
resists the authorities resists what God has
appointed, and those who resist will incur
judgment
The duty of obedience requires all to give
due to authority, and to treat those who are
charged to exercise it with respect, and, insofar
as it is deserved, with gratitude and goodwill.
 What is a Holy
Scripture?
A Holy Scripture is the the sacred writings of
the Old or New Testaments or both together.
Any writing or book, especially when of a
sacred or religious nature.
A particular passage from the Bible
 The scriptures are also from the first
five books of the bible which is
Genesis, Exodus, Levictus, Number
and Deuteronomy. These five books
are sometimes referred to as
Pentateuch, as well as the books of
the law, because they contain the Ten
Commandments.
King David wrote the 5 books but it
was not proven.
 Revelation

Revelation is a mystery
It is through word and deed
 Three Revelations
To introduce himself and to let people
know that he wants to save them.
It has history.
revelation is a communication because
it has history.
The two aspects:
It is a process communication of man
It is a product what happened to you
 Timeline of the bible
Year 300 B.C Hebrews compiled the 5 books
150 B.C The first 5 books was translated in
Alexandria
Year 50 after Death of Christ Saint Paul
convinced people who doesnt believe in Christ
made them believe
Year 65 The Gospel of Mark was written

Year of Saint Pauls death

 Year 90 Fall of Jerusalem

Gospel of John
Year 150 We have two books was being used:
Torah (Old Testament) and New Testament
Year 384 Saint Jerome translated the bible to
Hebrew to Greek and Greek to Latin
Year 393 Through Emperor Constatine the 5
books was complied into one book
Year 405 Innocent Pope 40th pope

Issue degree of the official Bible

 Inspiration
The word Inspiration is formed by the two
Latin words: In means into and Sparado
means breathed upon/breathed into
Three Kinds of Inspiration
Scriptoral Inspiration
Pastoral Inspiration
Prophetical Inspiration

Two Types of Theory That is Against on

Inspiration
Negative Assistance Theory
Subsequent Approval Theory
 Four Models of
Inspiration
Strict Verbal Inspiration All words are from
God
Limited Verbal Inspiration The words are
communicated
Non-textual Inspiration The words written are
not important; the important is
the messages meaning.
Social Inspiration
 Aspects of Inspiration
Revelation The Bible is true and free from errors

Self-disclosure of God
Unity It was written by many people but it was
united by God
Completeness It is already complete because it
already happened
Sacramentality The Bible offers many
opportunities but the target is for people to know
Jesus.