Held on October 9 – 10, 2004. The Canon of the New Testament
“THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON”
Saturday (7:00 PM): “The Canon of Scripture: How Do We Know What Books Are Inspired?” An introductory lesson on what “canonicity” means and who and what determines whether a writing is canonical. listen | download
Sunday Class (10:00 AM): “Matthew – Revelation: Are These 27 Books Our Canon?” A lesson responding to the following false claims heard today: (a) There are “lost books” that should have been accepted as canonical; (b) Some NT books should be rejected as uncanonical because they were not written by their stated authors. listen | download
Sunday (11:00 AM): “Knotty Questions About Certain Books.” A lesson targeting the specific questions that are sometimes raised about the genuineness of certain NT books, viz., James, 2 Peter, and Jude. listen | download
Sunday (6:00 PM): “Can We Trust The Preservation Of The Biblical Text?” A response to the charge that we cannot be certain what the biblical writers actually wrote 2000+ years ago since the autographs no longer exist and all we have today are copies. listen |download