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On this site you’ll find Bible podcasts, videos, blogs, printables, and more of Basic Bible Teaching that will help make difficult subjects in the Bible easy to understand and apply. For FREE teaching resources based on the content of this site, go to www.Bible805Academy.com.

How we got our English Bibles, The long and winding road from Greek and Hebrew to English translations

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How we got the English BibleAfter the decision was made as to which books would go into our Bibles, it was still a long, complex, and difficult time before most people had what we take for granted—our own Bibles in the language we speak. [Read more…]

Canonicity, the Bible, and Us—how we discover, not determine God’s Will

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Who decided what books are in the Bible?

Many have heard the term “Canonicity” used with this topic—what does it mean? [Read more…]

How we got the New Testament, Part 2—why the Gnostic Gospels aren’t part of it & implications for today

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Why the Gnostic Gospels are not part of the New TestamentA primary criticism of the New Testament is that critics say that Christians intentionally left out and/or suppressed certain writings, primarily what we call the Gnostic Gospels and that they should be part of our New Testament and aren’t. [Read more…]

Halloween as a time for evangelism—please consider it with the Apostle Paul as our inspiration

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Halloween as outreachWhen the Apostle Paul went to Athens it says he was “very distressed” (Acts 17:16) at the pagan idols he found in the city. That’s not surprising. What is surprising is that a few days later he is asked to speak before their council and when he does, here is how the Bible describes it: [Read more…]

How we got the New Testament, Part One—History that proves WHEN it was written

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How we got the New Testament, part oneMany people assume the New Testament was written hundreds of years after the life of Christ. If that was true, how then do we know that what was talked about in the Bible, His miracles and especially His resurrection from the dead, how do we know those aren’t real, but myths and legends that developed many years after He lived? [Read more…]

The Time Between the Testaments, and what to do when God seems silent

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The Time Between the TestamentsIn the previous lesson in our series on How We Got Our Bibles, we looked at the Apocrypha, the series of books written between the Old and New Testaments, and the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible done at that time. [Read more…]

How We Got the Bible—an essential foundational series for reading the entire Bible

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Study your Bible

Getting to know, trust, and apply the Bible is one of the most important things you need to do to grow as a follower of Jesus.

One of the most important things to help you know, trust, and apply the Bible is to read through the Bible in Chronological order, where you see God’s entire redemptive story of salvation from beginning to end. [Read more…]