SENIORS… Why are there 66 books in the Bible? Why are these 66 books the only books in the Bible?

SENIORS… Tuesday start-up Two pray Tuesday. In your Tribond have one person pray for the school and another pray for the country

THIS WEEK IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY BIBLIOLOGY INERRANCY BIBLIOLOGY CANON HALF DAY BOOKS OF THE BIBLE QUIZ THANKSGIVING BLACK FRIDAY Books of the Bible quiz- Wed, Nov 27th Bibliology Project due- Fri, Dec 13th

HOW DO WE KNOW WE HAVE THE RIGHT BOOKS ? CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE

CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE Canon:

CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE Canon (Gr. “  ”): ruler, measuring rod, standard The canon refers to the collection of authoritative books (not an authoritative collection of books)

CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE Facts concerning the canon:  Prophetic nature + Apostolic authority comprise the canon of Scripture  God alone determines the canon of Scripture  The church recognizes the canon of Scripture

CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE Tests for canonicity: Writer’s authority- was he a reliable source? Internal evidence- did the book conform to known Scripture? Common acceptance- did all agree the book was Scripture?

CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE What about other writings, like the “Gnostic gospels”?

CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE How are the 4 biblical gospels different from Gnostic gospels like the Gospel of Judas?

100 A.D. Canonization of OT Writing of OT 1400 B.C.400 B.C. Council of Jamnia (90 A.D.) confirms OT canon 400 A.D. Athanasius’ Easter Letter (367) Council of Hippo (393) Council of Carthage (397) all confirm NT canon Writing of NT Canonization of NT

CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE Canon recognition process: Homologoumena (“ same spoken ”)- universally agreed upon books: four Gospels, Acts, Paul’s letters, Hebrews, 1 Peter, 1 John

CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE Canon recognition process: Antilegomena (“ against spoken ”)- books accepted by the majority, but disputed by some: James, 2 Peter, 2 & 3 John, Jude, Revelation

Muratorian Fragment Origen Eusebius of Caesarea Cyril of Jerusalem Council of Laodicea Athanasius Gregory of Nazianzus Jerome Council of Hippo Augustine Council of Carthage Codex Claromontanus John of Damascus Gospels and Acts HHHHHHHHHHHHH Paul’s lettersHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1 PeterHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1 JohnHHHHHHHHHHHHH HebrewsHHHHHHHHHHH

Muratorian Fragment Origen Eusebius of Caesarea Cyril of Jerusalem Council of Laodicea Athanasius Gregory of Nazianzus Jerome Council of Hippo Augustine Council of Carthage Codex Claromontanus John of Damascus JamesAAAHHHHHHHHHH 2 PeterAAAHHHHHHHHHH 2, 3 JohnH/AAAHHHHHHHHHH JudeHAAHHHHHHHHHH RevelationHHAAAHAHHHHHH

Questions: 1.How did the early church recognize which books were Scripture and which were not? 2.Was there a conspiracy to hide competing books? CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE

THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS Part 1 discussion questions 1.The DVD described the attempt of the Gnostics to rehabilitate the reputation of Judas. What do you think motivated them to do this? 2.Why do you think Jesus appointed Judas as head of the apostle’s treasury when He knew Judas would steal the money?

THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS Part 2-3 discussion questions 1.The Gnostics believed in the dual nature of Christ- his physical body was crucified but only his spirit was resurrected. Find two Scriptures passages that refute this idea. 2.Why does it seem unlikely that Jesus ever laughed at or mocked His disciples?

THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS Part 4-5 discussion questions 1.Why do you think the author/authors of the Gospel of Judas frequently portray Jesus as a young child? How does this fit in with Gnostic teachings? 2.Why do you think so few details about Judas’ life are recorded in Scripture?

THIS WEEK IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY BIBLIOLOGY THE CANONIZATION OF SCRIPTURE HOW DO WE KNOW WE HAVE THE RIGHT BOOKS ? BIBLIOLOGY THE TRANSMISSION OF SCRIPTURE HOW DO WE KNOW WE HAVE THE RIGHT WORDS ? MEMORY VERSE GROUP # 6 PRESENTS JOHN 8:44 BIBLIOLOGY THE TRANSLATION OF SCRIPTURE HOW DO WE KNOW WE HAVE THE RIGHT WORDS ? NO CLASS SERVICE PROJECTS NO QUESTIONS THIS WEEK I’M NOT CHECKING SCHOOL IN ISRAEL