Discuss homework and collectLuke 8:40-53 & Matthew 9:18-23

BIBLE 10: OCT 22, 2013

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth

John 1:14 The ____ became _____ and made ___ dwelling _____ us. We have ___his glory, the _____ of the ___ and only ___, who ____ from the ______, full of _____ and truth

____ 1:__ The ____ ______ _____ and made ___ ________ _____ us. __ have ___his _____, the _____ of ___ ___ and ____ ___, who ____ ____ the ______, ____ of _____ and _____.

Expectations for Eyewitnesses – pp80-81 Their statements will be perspectival Their statements will be personal Their statements may contain areas of complete agreement Later statements may fill in the gaps

Why would they disagree? Witness 1: At 4:39 pm I saw a 5’9” male who looked to be half Filipino. He was wearing a gray shirt, black leather shoes, and wore his belt to the side. He was yelling obscenities at Mr. Salazar and gesticulating wildly just before he punched him and stole his Calvin Klein brown leather wallet. The man is sitting right there and his name is Christopher Seals.

Why would they disagree? Witness 2: At 4:39 pm I saw a 5’9” male who looked to be half Filipino. He was wearing a gray shirt, black leather shoes, and wore his belt to the side. He was yelling obscenities at Mr. Salazar and gesticulating wildly just before he punched him and stole his Calvin Klein brown leather wallet. The man is sitting right there and his name is Christopher Seals.

Why would they disagree? Witness 3: At 4:39 pm I saw a 5’9” male who looked to be half Filipino. He was wearing a gray shirt, black leather shoes, and wore his belt to the side. He was yelling obscenities at Mr. Salazar and gesticulating wildly just before he punched him and stole his Calvin Klein brown leather wallet. The man is sitting right there and his name is Christopher Seals.

What would you assume about these testimonies?

What would you assume about these testimonies?

Witness 1: I stayed late after school to make up a test. My mom just texted me to say that she was here to pick me up so I cut through the school building to get to the parking lot. I heard yelling coming from Mr. Salazar’s room and then Mr. Seals came running out of the room in a charcoal shirt and it looked like he was holding something in his hand.

Witness 2: I’m a new parent at UCA and I was meeting with Mr. Salazar when a Mexican looking guy came in the room, and started cussing out Mr. Salazar. They started shoving each other and the Mexican guy punched Mr. Salazar in the face and stole his wallet off his desk. He told me to keep my mouth shut and ran out of the room.

What would you assume about these testimonies?

Witness 3: I was doing my security patrol and I saw a shorter guy running across the quad. I tried to chase him down in my golf cart but he ran like the wind. He took a wad of money out of a wallet and threw the wallet at my cart. I ended up giving up on the pursuit but I heard him yell “Pinoy na pinoy!” I think he might have been Filipino or something.

Witness 4: My friend Chris needed a ride and told me to wait for him in the north parking lot. When he came around a corner he was wearing his favorite gray shirt and was yelling something in in some other language. He seemed nervous and was winded, but he calmed down right away and said “Let’s get some fro yo. I’ve got some cash.”

Page 76-77 – Case Study

Gospel writers as witnesses Matthew:1.One of the 122.Author of Matthew3.Jewish4.Former tax-collector

Gospel writers as witnesses Peter [Mark]:1.One of the 122.Inner Circle3.Jewish4.Mark’s source5.1Pet5:1, 2Pet1:16-17

Gospel writers as witnesses John:1.One of the 122.Inner Circle3.Jewish4.Later author5.Jn 21:24, 1Jn 1:1

Gospel writers as witnesses Luke [2nd hand]:1.Companion of Paul2.Access to inner circle3.Gentile4.Acts they/we shift

Why are they reliable? In a few weeks

Inerrant, Infallible, Reliable – Page 82

Biblical inerrancy is the doctrine that the Bible, in its original manuscripts, is accurate and totally free from error of any kind; that "Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact"

Biblical infallibility is the belief that what the Bible says regarding matters of faith and Christian practice is wholly useful and true. It is the "belief that the Bible is completely trustworthy as a guide to salvation and the life of faith and will not fail to accomplish its purpose.

Reliability: Inerrancy and infallibility aside, we are searching out a much more modest claim: Are the eyewitness accounts of the Gospels reliable? Can we believe the stories they contain?

1. They are messy2. They display eyewitness variability3. They are unharmonized

All memories are not created equal

What was I doing on April 29th 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013?

vs. What was I doing on April 29th 2006?

Are these regular ole memories?

Homework - Study for verse quiz: John 1:14