What Scriptures did the Bereans search when they tested Paul's teaching?
The Bereans searched the Old Testament Scriptures daily to test whether Paul and Silas's teaching was true. Being Jews, they had only the Old Testament, so they went home and checked the Old Testament account to see if these things were so, and many believed as a result.
Les explains that the Bereans were more noble than the Thessalonians because they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to verify Paul and Silas's teaching. Since they were Jews, they only had the Old Testament, so they checked the Old Testament account to see if these things were so. Les urges people today not just to swallow what he teaches but to go home and search the Scriptures, as the Bereans did, and many believed because they searched the Scriptures.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Why did the Bereans search the Old Testament?
The Bereans searched the Old Testament daily to verify whether Paul and Silas's teachings were true. They received the Word with readiness of mind but examined the Scriptures to confirm the message, checking the Old Testament account to see if these things were so.
What did the Bereans do to test Paul and Silas' teaching?
The Bereans received the Word with all readiness of mind, then went home and searched the Scriptures daily to verify whether Paul and Silas' teaching was true. Having only the Old Testament, they examined it to see if these things were so, and many therefore believed.
How could the Bereans search the Scriptures if the New Testament wasn't written yet?
The Bereans were Jews who had only the Old Testament Scriptures. After hearing Paul and Silas, they went home and searched those Old Testament writings daily to check whether the teaching was true. They did not need the New Testament, because they examined the existing scriptural account, and many believed.