A Prophet Among You

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FOR STUDY AND DISCUSSION

1. What significance do you attach to the fact that no real attempt is made in the Bible to prove the inspiration of the Bible writers? Would not such a presentation be particularly helpful to us today? 1 APAY 11.6

2. Make a list of some of the many different expressions used by the various Bible authors showing that they believed they received their messages from God. APAY 12.1

3. Expand the list of suggested reasons why the prophets wanted it clearly recognized that their messages were not their own, but God’s. APAY 12.2

4. How do you account for the fact that some books of the Bible lay no formal claim to divine inspiration? Can you defend their inclusion in the Bible canon? APAY 12.3

5. Find a number of Old Testament passages that are quoted in the New Testament. What circumstances called for each quotation? Was it used for proof? For identification? For admonition? Are there some that at first glance seem to be taken out of their setting? APAY 12.4