Session
I
Introduction
The Bible, the canon, and what we mean by “the Way.”
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Our text: the Bible
Where did it come from?
Today’s is a subset of the original texts the early church would have used in practice.
How is it organized?
Two testaments. Within each, categories of writing — history, wisdom and poetry, epistles, prophecy.
Old Testament
- — the Torah, the Law
- History Books
- Wisdom and Poetry
New Testament
- Church History — just Acts
- — not written by Paul
- Apocalyptic — just Revelation
Can we trust it?
Yes.
How do we interpret it?
The classical reading frame — the :
- Literally
- Allegorically
- Morally
- Anagogically
What version should you read?
Beyond the canon
Sources outside the canonical Scriptures that illuminate the world the Bible was written into:
- The — known in Protestant traditions as the Apocrypha.
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