What is the Bible? Is it different from other ancient books? How does it fit into the life of the church? Why do so many individuals and groups interpret the Bible differently? What are the "books" included in the Bible? This booklet is a great introduction to the historical and practical nature of the Bible. It does not purport to be and thorough treatment of the subject. A useful bibliography: Lutheran Bible Companion Two volumes, gen. dd. Edward Engelbrecht, Concordia Publishing House, St Louis, MO, 2014Volume 1 - Introduction and Old Testament, See especially How to Read and Study the Holy Bible, p. xxix-lix.Volume 2 - Intertestamental Era, New Testament, and Bible Dictionary, See especially The Canon of the New Testament, p. 156-164.The Canon of the Scripture, by F. F. Bruce, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL, 1988.Introduction to the Intertestamental Period, by Ramond Surburg, Concordia Publishing House, St Louis, MO, 1975.The Apocrypha, the Lutheran Edition with Notes, Edward Engelbrecht, gen. ed., Concordia Publishing House, St Louis, MO, 2012From God to Us, Norman Geisler and William Nix, Moody Publishers, Chicago, 1974, 2012
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