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Bible 101

Lesson 2: Who decided what the finished Bible should look like?

Bibliography & Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 2

(1) The Bible Info Net offers an overview of Biblical Canonicity.

(2) The Development of the Canon of the New Testament offers an overview of Early Christian Authorities.

(3) The Muratorian Fragment site offers an in-depth analysis of this document.

(4) The COUNCIL OF JAMNIA AND THE OLD TESTAMENT CANON by Robert C. Newman offers many details pertaining to this momentous event in religious history.

(5) The The Epistle of Barnabas site offers many resources pertaining to this writing.

(6) The The Shepherd of Hermas site offers many resources pertaining to this writing.

(7) The OT Apocrypha writings in detail.

(8) The NT Apocrypha from THE GNOSTIC SOCIETY LIBRARY.

(9) A look at When the Books in the Bible Became Officially Recognized. by David Humpal.

(10) An all-encompassing look at the Exhibit at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC featuring the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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Lessons

Introduction
Lesson 1: Where do the Scriptures we know as “The Bible” come from ?
Lesson 2: Who decided what the finished Bible should look like?
• Formation of a Canon
• Forgotten Scriptures?
• The Apocrypha
• The Dead Sea Scrolls
• Bibliography & Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 2
Lesson 3: Who wrote the Books of the Bible?
Lesson 4: What do the Original Writings and Today’s Bible have in Common? Do we have a Reliable Version?
Lesson 5: Archaeological Proof: Are the Stories we read about in the OT true?
Lesson 6: Archaeological Proof: Are the Stories we read about in the NT true?
Lesson 7: Jesus, a Man of Prophecy and History
Lesson 8: Why does the Bible end?