Based upon the assigned reading and your own research, compose a Word document of about 500 words on the topic of “the Christian canon and content of the Bible.” As you write this essay, try to answer questions such as these:
(a) What kind of writings does the Bible contain? When and in what languages did these texts originate?
(b) What does the term “canon” mean when applied to Biblical studies?
(c) What is the “Old Testament”? What is the “New Testament”?
(d) What are the main divisions (or sections) within each testament?
(e) How are the Jewish Scriptures and different from the Christian Bible? Do all Christian Bibles have exactly the same content?
Be sure to list at the end of this initial post the sources you researched and consulted while completing this assignment.
Write responses to two different classmates’ essays on the canon. In so doing, it will be most helpful:
(i) to reinforce the points they make clearly and get right;
(ii) suggest corrections and improvements in areas where they seemed not to have a good grasp of the material or fail to present it accurately and clearly;
(iii) share some helpful resources you helpful while conducting your research (100-150 words)
Assigned reading:
http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/the-bible/history-of-the-bible/
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