History of the Bible
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Lesson OneRevelation and Canon17 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In | Revelation and Inspiration
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In | Revelation Is Ongoing
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In | Apostolic Sources and Sacred Library
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In | Using the Bible to Interpret Itself
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Behind | Canon and Canonicity
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Behind | Fixed and Fluid Canon
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Behind | The Format of the Canon
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Behind | Hebrew Bible and the Septuagint
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Behind | Deuterocanonical Books
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Behind | Councils and Canon
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In Front | Being an Interpretative Community
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In Front | Apostolic Fathers on the Authority of Scripture
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In Front | An Easter Letter from “the Black Dwarf”
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In Front | Jesus in the Biblical Tradition
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In Front | Orthodoxy and the Holy Spirit
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoTransmission and Translation19 Activities
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Getting Started
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In | The Scribal Tradition
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In | Aramaic Targums
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In | The Septuagint
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Behind | Scribes: The Anonymous Heroes
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Behind | Pangur Bán and Scribal Vocation
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Behind | Greek and Early Bible Translation
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Behind | The Biblical Manuscript Tradition
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Behind | Text Criticism
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Behind | Papyrus
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Behind | Workbook: Recycled Codex Climaci Rescriptus, Part 1
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Behind | Workbook: Recycled Codex Climaci Rescriptus, Part 2
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In Front | Texts and Text Criticism
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In Front | Workbook: Autographs - Original Manuscripts, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Autographs - Original Manuscripts, Part 2
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In Front | NT Text Criticism and Manuscripts [Bonus]
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In Front | Workbook: Facsimiles, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Facsimiles, Part 2
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson ThreeReformation and Publication16 Activities
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Getting Started
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In Front | Technology, Change and Reformation
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In Front | Vernacular Bibles and Reformers
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In Front | Workbook: Christian Preference for the Codex
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In Front | Christian Preference for the Codex, Part 1
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In Front | Christian Preference for the Codex, Part 2
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In Front | John Wycliffe
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In Front | Martin Luther
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In Front | Reading the Bible in the Middle Ages
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In Front | Workbook: The Regulation of Bibles in the Middle Ages
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In Front | The Regulation of Bibles in the Middle Ages
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In Front | The Bible and Literacy
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In Front | Workbook: The Bible and Literacy, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: The Bible and Literacy, Part 2
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In Front | “Noble Fragments” of Gutenberg Bibles
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FourModern Bible Translation15 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In Front | Spreading the Word: Societies
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In Front | English Bible Translations
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In Front | Various Approaches to Translation
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In Front | The Best Bible Translation?
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In Front | Workbook: Reflection
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In Front | Workbook: The Cherokee Bible Translation, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: The Cherokee Bible Translation, Part 2
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In Front | The Hêliand: Saxon Life of Christ
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In Front | The Nazi Bibles
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In Front | Bible Translation and Human Frailty
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In Front | Evolution of Language and Grammar
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In Front | Workbook: Translation Work on Mog Mog Island, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Translation Work on Mog Mog Island, Part 2
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FiveThe Bible Movement Today14 Activities|3 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In Front | Workbook: Aspects of Bible Education
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In Front | Owning and Reading the Bible, Part 2
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In Front | The Bible Movement
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In Front | Categories of Bible Engagement, Part 2
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In Front | Definitions of Bible Engagement
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In Front | Measuring Bible Engagement
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In Front | The Center for Bible Engagement
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In Front | Personal Convictions About the Bible
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In Front | Workbook: Personal Convictions About the Bible, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Personal Convictions About the Bible, Part 2
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In Front | Exploration, Exposure, Engagement
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In Front | Advantages of Bible Illiteracy
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Wrap-Up1 Activity|1 Assessment
Participants 11
In Front | Workbook: Aspects of Bible Education
Grab your Workbook Journal!
[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
Today there is growing interest among lay people in understanding the Bible better on its own terms. While groups like Gideons International have done a remarkable job in getting the Bible into people’s hands, a thorough grasp of the Bible’s meaning, in both its original contexts and ours today, has often been lacking. Courses like Bible Journey that take us into the weeds of biblical texts and help us develop coherent biblical theologies are becoming more common. Our many media partners are evidence of this. The Bible Project, with its animated videos and illustrated mapping of each book, is just one example. Apps like YouVersion help make the text itself more accessible, while organizations like Museum of the Bible are helping to educate lay people on the history and impact of the Bible.
- In your workbook rank the different aspects of Bible education below in the order that you have personally benefited from them or have come to value them by numbering them in the right hand column
Aspects of Bible education | Rank 1-4 |
The Bible’s relationship to its historical contexts | |
The Bible’s impact on society | |
The transmission and translation of the Bible throughout history | |
The Bible’s narrative |