Theology, Ministry & Preaching
How We Got the Bible — Transmission and Translation
How We Got the Bible — Transmission and Translation is a course in Bibliology & Hermeneutics: Handling the Word of God. 10 lessons covering Manuscript Tradition — How the Bible Survived Through History; The Old Testament Text — Hebrew Manuscripts and the Masoretes; The Septuagint (LXX) — Why It Matters for Preachers.
10 published lessons · Online learning · Part of Learn & Grow
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What this course covers
- Manuscript Tradition — How the Bible Survived Through History · 13 min
- The Old Testament Text — Hebrew Manuscripts and the Masoretes · 13 min
- The Septuagint (LXX) — Why It Matters for Preachers · 12 min
- New Testament Manuscripts — The Wealth of Evidence · 13 min
- Textual Criticism — What It Is and Why Pastors Need It · 12 min
- The Dead Sea Scrolls and What They Proved · 12 min
- Bible Translations — Formal Equivalence vs. Dynamic Equivalence · 13 min
- Choosing a Bible Translation for Teaching and Preaching · 13 min
- Dangers of Paraphrase Bibles — When "Readability" Goes Too Far · 13 min
- Building Congregation Bible Literacy · 16 min
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