How did we get the Bible?

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• JA

  @jackjones3657 · 7 years ago

  It's truly min boggling to think God descended from heaven to suffer, die and resurrect all while ensuring these events are recorded from their very beginnings so that we too after rebelling from nearly the very start can also reside in heaven and experience eternal peace.  That is love.

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• RI

  @rickintexas1584 · 5 years ago

  Great explanation. The more I learn about the Bible the more I love the Bible.

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• SA

  @sarchrisa · 3 years ago

  Thank you.  This is the best explanation I’ve found.  Going to share with my 13 y/o daughter : already having her faith scorned and undermined by grade 8 social studies teacher.  Prayers appreciated.  God Bless ❤

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• TR

  @truthseeker5489 · 3 years ago

  At <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAPWac19a4&amp;t=580">09:40</a>, he pauses to point out that the early Christian community was extremely careful and extremely interested in ensuring that they only gave reverence and final authority to writings that were apostolic and inspired. He specifically mentions the councils of Hippo and Carthage, discerning the canon. He fails to mention that these two councils discerned both the Old and New Testament canons for Christians. Interestingly, he accepts the New Testament canon from these councils but rejects their Old Testament canon. If their decision about the Old Testament is wrong, how could he trust their New Testament canon? Instead, he accepts the rabbinic Old Testament canon. Why on earth would he accept a canon derived from people that rejected Jesus over a canon derived from people that accepted Jesus?

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• AN

  @angramp3430 · 6 years ago

  This one of the most thorough explanations I&apos;ve ever come across. Thank you.

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• JU

  @justinchamberlain3443 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Thank you for the clarity!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAPWac19a4&amp;t=235">3:55</a> NT Explained<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAPWac19a4&amp;t=259">4:19</a> That promise not being the context of only being for the apostles; Jn<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAPWac19a4&amp;t=868">14:28</a> is not just for the apostles-that’s nonsensical. That would mean txt like Jn17 would only be for the apostles; it’s the same conversation which means that can’t be the proper context

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• AA

  @aaronwood8012 · 4 years ago

  @<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAPWac19a4&amp;t=630">10:30</a> - I believe he is referring to “evidence that demands a verdict” <br>Also- it’s interesting to note that the Ethiopian church developed independently of the Roman church and the Protestant and Eastern Orthodox influence and they have a slightly different cannon

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• TH

  @thedonahoes · 6 years ago (edited)

  That really helped

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• PK

  @pkab9945 · 6 years ago

  But somebody or group of scholars had to decide what went in the Protestant canon. Some books that were left out were highly debated and either Peter or James almost didn’t make it in our canon because of the works righteous connotation. So to say there wasn’t a body of people deciding what went in, in my opinion, would be erroneous.

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• PR

  @processpsych · 3 years ago

  One thing we DO need to keep in mind here is that this historical analysis IS informed by certain theological assumptions, and that those assumptions influence the meaning of what scripture is and what the history implies. &nbsp;Be careful to separate the history from the faith, so that the process isn&apos;t making the history say something that it may not be.saying. this is an interpretation of history, as history is, itself, &nbsp;interpretation of data

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• AT

  @Athagn · 4 years ago

  It’s funny how he mentions council of Carthage and the 27 books of the NT. Failed to mention the books that the &nbsp;Protestants threw out were also there at Carthage. Tobit, maccabees, etc.

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• EL

  @elenagranda8191 · 2 years ago

  Thank you for sharing with us this explanation about the biblical canon, the recognized books that form our Bible today, by Dr. Robert Plummer. We have the blessing our younger son is an student of SBTS. God is very good and merciful. On 1994 we live in Cuba our natal country ,my husband came to USA on 1995 and I could arrive on 2001 with our older son. He blessed us with another son who is studying with you because wants to be a Pastor. God is good. He let us to serve Him because His mercy in our life.