Bible805 Live Class

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

2022-10-28 by bible805

After 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.

When we see staid, serious, old-fashioned pictures of Bible translators we have no idea of their sacrifices and heroics involved in bringing us God’s Word as we have it today.

In this lesson we will talk about the history, but also how we got the translations we have, the value of listening to the Bible, and which translation is the best one for us for our study and application to our lives.

Below is the Podcast, video, a chart of Bible Translations, and notes of the lesson.

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The chart below is from the Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Time Lines and is not part of any sales but copied for educational purposes. Click on the chart to download it.
Chart of Bible Translations from Rose Publishing use for Educational Purposes

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

2022-10-22 by bible805

Who decided what books are in the Bible?

Many have heard the term “Canonicity” used with this topic—what does it mean?

Did the Church make the decision of what’s in the Bible? How did they or whoever was responsible, decide?

These are incredibly important questions for us to answer because if the books that make up our Bibles, the “canon” of Scripture are merely the result of human effort and decision, it doesn’t matter if we read them or what we do with them.

However, if they are from God Himself, given to us through human authors, they are authoritative for our beliefs and how we should live.

The process of canonicity is how the church decided these important issues and that’s what our lesson talks about. Below are links to the podcast, video, and notes, plus a PDF download of the Easter Letter of Athanasius that first listed the 27 books of the New Testament and is also an excellent summary of some of the important points of canonicity.

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Links to the podcast, video, PDF of the Easter Letter of Athanasius, and the NOTES/Transcript of the class follow—

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Schedule of lessons, podcasts, and videos for fall 2022 for the Trust the Bible Class

2022-09-01 by bible805

This is our identifying image for my Trust the Bible class that I teach at my church that is the basis for the Bible805 lessons, podcasts, and videos.

Here is the schedule of lessons, podcasts, and videos that I will be getting out for the Fall of 2022.

As I shared in an earlier update post, I teach a live class on this topic in Ventura, CA (at Encounter Church, 6950 Ralston St, Ventura, CA 93003, 6:30-8:30, Johnson Drive entrance, Room 302, building across from the Sanctuary—love to have you if you are in the area!

It takes me a few days to get the materials ready for online, but they will be available sometime on the Friday that is on this schedule. I’m not sure exactly when at present—please pray that all goes well and I can keep to a consistent schedule.

Here is the schedule: