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Let’s Practice…
1. When were the books of the Bible a part of the canon of Scripture?
2. In Matthew 23:35 Jesus mentioned that the close of Old Testament historical scripture was the death
of who (400 B.C.)?
3-7. Name the five Old Testament books that were disputed when selecting the OT canon.
8-11. Name the four rules of canonization that were applied to books of the Bible.
12 – 13. Canonization started with and ended with .
14. Define what the Apocrypha is.
15. Why was the Apocrypha no included in the canon of Scripture?
16. Why did the Roman Catholic church include the Apocrypha in their Bible?
Let’s get Personal…
Activity: Suppose that you were sitting on an early church council to decide among several books
claiming to be the Gospels. What criteria would you use to determine which of the Gospels should be in
the Bible and which ones should not?
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