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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

  1. Manuscript Tradition — How the Bible Survived Through History · 13 min
  2. The Old Testament Text — Hebrew Manuscripts and the Masoretes · 13 min
  3. The Septuagint (LXX) — Why It Matters for Preachers · 12 min
  4. New Testament Manuscripts — The Wealth of Evidence · 13 min
  5. Textual Criticism — What It Is and Why Pastors Need It · 12 min
  6. The Dead Sea Scrolls and What They Proved · 12 min
  7. Bible Translations — Formal Equivalence vs. Dynamic Equivalence · 13 min
  8. Choosing a Bible Translation for Teaching and Preaching · 13 min
  9. Dangers of Paraphrase Bibles — When "Readability" Goes Too Far · 13 min
  10. Building Congregation Bible Literacy · 16 min

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