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A series on how we got our Bible taught by Pastor Jim Osman. Some of the topics discussed include Inspiration, Inerrancy, Preservation, the Bible’s beginning, the Canon of Scripture, ancient texts and manuscripts, and modern translations.

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    Lesson 15: Modern Translations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 54:55


    A survey of the popular modern English translations. A look at the difference between translations and paraphrases. An explanation of translation approaches. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 15: Modern Translations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 54:55


    A survey of the popular modern English translations. A look at the difference between translations and paraphrases. An explanation of translation approaches.

    Lesson 14: The Vulgar Bible and the Big Picture, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 44:17


    An overview of the history of the English Bible from the time of the Protestant Reformation until the present. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 14: The Vulgar Bible and the Big Picture, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 44:17


    An overview of the history of the English Bible from the time of the Protestant Reformation until the present.

    Lesson 14: The Vulgar Bible and the Big Picture, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 41:36


    In this multi-part lesson, we look at the history of the Bible's transmission through 3 periods of church history: the post-apostolic era, pre-reformation period, and post-reformation period. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 14: The Vulgar Bible and the Big Picture, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 41:35


    In this multi-part lesson, we look at the history of the Bible's transmission through 3 periods of church history: the post-apostolic era, pre-reformation period, and post-reformation period.

    Lesson 13: Septuagint, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Other Big Words – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 41:03


    A look at a number of non-canonical writings. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 13: Septuagint, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Other Big Words – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 41:02


    A look at a number of non-canonical writings.

    Lesson 13: Septuagint, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Other Big Words – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 39:12


    ? A look at a number of non-canonical writings. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 13: Septuagint, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Other Big Words – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 39:12


    ? A look at a number of non-canonical writings.

    Lesson 12: The Closed Canon, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 39:32


    ? Is the canon of Scripture closed or should we consider adding books to Scripture? Is revelation continuing today? ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 12: The Closed Canon, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 39:32


    ? Is the canon of Scripture closed or should we consider adding books to Scripture? Is revelation continuing today?

    Lesson 12: The Closed Canon, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 43:24


    A look at the “disputed” books in our canon. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 12: The Closed Canon, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 43:23


    A look at the “disputed” books in our canon.

    Lesson 11: Defining and Defending the Canon – Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 43:02


    ? What do all canonical books have in common? We look at the marks of all canonical books and answer some common objections raised by skeptics. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 11: Defining and Defending the Canon – Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 43:02


    ? What do all canonical books have in common? We look at the marks of all canonical books and answer some common objections raised by skeptics.

    Lesson 11: Defining and Defending the Canon – Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 40:33


    The early church recognized a canon. The post-apostolic church recognized a canon. What do canonical books have in common? A look at five qualities of canonical books. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 11: Defining and Defending the Canon – Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 40:32


    The early church recognized a canon. The post-apostolic church recognized a canon. What do canonical books have in common? A look at five qualities of canonical books.

    Lesson 11: Defining and Defending the Canon – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 41:51


    A definition for “canon” as applied to Scripture. A look at the theological, ecclesiastical, and political concerns that confronted the early church and raised the need to acknowledge which writings were inspired and authoritative. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 11: Defining and Defending the Canon – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 41:50


    A definition for “canon” as applied to Scripture. A look at the theological, ecclesiastical, and political concerns that confronted the early church and raised the need to acknowledge which writings were inspired and authoritative.

    Lesson 11: Defining and Defending the Canon – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 45:54


    A definition for “canon” as applied to Scripture. A look at the theological, ecclesiastical, and political concerns that confronted the early church and raised the need to acknowledge which writings were inspired and authoritative. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 11: Defining and Defending the Canon – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 45:53


    A definition for “canon” as applied to Scripture. A look at the theological, ecclesiastical, and political concerns that confronted the early church and raised the need to acknowledge which writings were inspired and authoritative.

    Lesson 10: Qumran Caves and the Old Testament, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 33:07


    Answering five common objections raised by skeptics. We use what we have learned in our study so far. We analyze the presuppositions and assumptions behind the objections. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 10: Qumran Caves and the Old Testament, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 33:06


    Answering five common objections raised by skeptics. We use what we have learned in our study so far. We analyze the presuppositions and assumptions behind the objections.

    Lesson 10: Qumran Caves and the Old Testament, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 34:04


    Answering five common objections raised by skeptics. We use what we have learned in our study so far. We analyze the presuppositions and assumptions behind the objections. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 10: Qumran Caves and the Old Testament, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 34:03


    Answering five common objections raised by skeptics. We use what we have learned in our study so far. We analyze the presuppositions and assumptions behind the objections.

    Lesson 9: Typos and Types, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 44:55


    A survey of the types of mistakes commonly made in copying documents, and how they can be identified in the text. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 9: Typos and Types, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 44:54


    A survey of the types of mistakes commonly made in copying documents, and how they can be identified in the text.

    Lesson 9: Typos and Types, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 44:57


    A survey of the types of mistakes commonly made in copying documents, and how they can be identified in the text. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 9: Typos and Types, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 44:57


    A survey of the types of mistakes commonly made in copying documents, and how they can be identified in the text.

    Lesson 8: Chocolate Chip Cookies and the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 39:09


    A fun exercise in examining “textual variants.” ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 8: Chocolate Chip Cookies and the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 39:08


    A fun exercise in examining “textual variants.”

    Lesson 7: The Writing of Many Books (Selected Scriptures)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 40:40


    A look at the evidence in the New Testament that demonstrates that New Testament books were viewed and treated as Scripture. They were copied, collected, and widely distributed quickly. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 7: The Writing of Many Books (Selected Scriptures)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 40:40


    A look at the evidence in the New Testament that demonstrates that New Testament books were viewed and treated as Scripture. They were copied, collected, and widely distributed quickly.

    Lesson 6: The Bible's Beginnings, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 41:03


    A look at the form of early writings. A brief introduction to three major Bible manuscripts. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 6: The Bible's Beginnings, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 41:02


    A look at the form of early writings. A brief introduction to three major Bible manuscripts.

    Lesson 6: The Bible's Beginnings, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 43:39


    A look at early writing technologies and the forms of ancient manuscripts. ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 6: The Bible's Beginnings, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 43:38


    A look at early writing technologies and the forms of ancient manuscripts.

    Lesson 5: One Bible, Two Covenants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 40:21


    A look at how our modern Bibles are arranged and why they take the form they do. | Download Sermon Notes ★ Support this podcast ★

    Lesson 5: One Bible, Two Covenants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 40:21


    A look at how our modern Bibles are arranged and why they take the form they do. | Download Sermon Notes

    Lesson 4: The Doctrine of the Preservation of Scripture, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 35:15


    An examination of the biblical, logical, and theological necessity of the preservation of Scripture. An examination of presuppositions and how to answer objections to Scripture.

    Lesson 4: The Doctrine of Inerrancy, Part 1 (Psalm 19:7-14; 119:89-96)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 43:54


    A look at the biblical, historical, and logical necessity of the doctrine of inerrancy and infallibility.

    Lesson 3: The Bible On Inspiration, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 38:26


    A look at the internal and external evidences that Scripture possesses the character and qualities that we would expect in a book divinely inspired.

    Lesson 3: The Bible on Inspiration, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 43:05


    A look at the Bible's claims to divine inspiration.

    Lesson 2: Inspiration – Verbal and Plenary, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 43:21


    Continuing our study from last week, we look at three unbiblical views of inspiration and provide examples.

    Lesson 2: Inspiration – Verbal and Plenary, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 47:35


    We begin the series God Wrote A Book with Biblical Inspiration defined and explained. If you would like to follow along, you can download the workbook that goes along with this course.

    Lesson 1: Introduction to God Wrote A Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 48:42


    The beginning of a teaching series on how we got the Bible. Some of the topics we'll be discussing in the coming weeks are Inspiration, Inerrancy, Preservation, the Bible's beginning, the Canon of Scripture, ancient texts and manuscripts, and modern translations. If you would like to follow along, you can download the workbook that goes along with this course.

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