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| What does the word "Canon" mean? |
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| Comes from the greek word "kanon" and means a 'rule' or 'standard'. This is to say that the biblical Canon defines a standard set of books as a rule of faith and practice. |
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1) Humans don't determine what is authoritative scripture
2) Doesn't involve voting
3) Word of God is the ultimate authority.
Canonizing is found within itself. Scripture interprets scripture. |
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1) Author - prophet or other spirit lead person
2) Audience - timelessness to all people
3) Teaching - written in accord to previous revelations |
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| What was the Council of Jamnia? |
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| THis was a council arranged to confirm the books that had been long accepted as Canon. They did NOT meet to to confer Which books were for the canon. |
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| 5 divisions of the English OT |
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The Law
Historical Books
Poetic Books
Major Prophets
Minor Prophets |
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| The supernatural influence of the Holy Spirit upon divinely chosen agents. Lead to disclose the authoritative Word of God, and/or revelatory facts regarding the same. |
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| But there is a spirit in man and the INSPIRATION of the Almighty giveth them understanding. |
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| This theory believes that the bible bears WITNESS to God but is only there so we can understand him better. This doesn't say its IS God's Word only that it describes God. |
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| This says God didn't leave anything to the personality of the writer but that God specifically said what to write and that they only dictated his words |
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| This theory says that God inspired the THOUGHTS of the Biblical Writers, but not the words they chose. |
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| Plenary Verbal Inspiration Theory |
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| This says that the whole of the inspiration was God Inspired. Meaning that the writers did write with their personality in the words BUT that the words were lead by the leading of the Holy Spirit to insure their accuracy. Thus the word is a COMPLETE writings of God's word. |
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| But there is a spirit in man and the INSPIRATION of the Almighty giveth them understanding. |
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| But there is a spirit in man and the INSPIRATION of the Almighty giveth them understanding. |
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| But there is a spirit in man ........ what does this do or cause? |
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| the INSPIRATION of the Almighty gives man understanding. |
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