Canon: Which Books Belong? [Download]

The Bible is God’s only inspired communication to man. How can we be sure of this? How do we know that other religious books (the Koran, the Book of Mormon, etc.) are not a part of God s revelation? How can we be sure that the Bible we use contains all that God wants us to know? These questions need answering. In our modern day of multiculturalism and pluralism, Christians must be able to explain why they believe the Bible is the exclusive revelation from God to modern man.

This series takes a careful look at the canon of the Bible. The materials will provide a study of the inspiration and authority of the Holy Scriptures. The lessons will focus on what books were inspired and qualified to be included in the accepted Canon of inspiration. The study will also discuss what books do not belong. This study will explain the process by which the collection of books in our modern Bible was guided.

Included in this series are class handouts, full-content lesson notes in outline form, PowerPoint shows, and other articles that look at the translation process and the joy that comes from knowing the Bible is God’s exclusive revelation.

Table of Contents

1. The Divine Assurance of Valid Scriptures
2. Revelation: The Need and the Process
3. Inspiration: The Need and the Process
4. Inspiration: Theories about Inspiration
5. Inspiration: The Necessity of Canon
6. Canon: The Governing Parameters
7. Canon: The Old Testament Issues
8. Canon: The New Testament Issues
9. Canon: Can It Be Trusted?
10. Fulfillment of the Divine Assurance

Digital Download

The digital download includes a .zip file that contains the materials to teach this series in any Bible class setting and includes the following items:

• Graphics that can be used in bulletins or signage (JPG and PDF formats)
• Printable Teacher Lessons with full-content outlines of each lesson (PDF format)
• Printable Student Handouts with permission to print for students (PDF format)
• Printable Teacher Edition with all lesson outlines, handouts and PowerPoint (PDF format)
• Printable Student Workbook with all student handouts included (PDF format)
• PowerPoint Slideshows for each lesson (PPS format)

The files are organized in the .zip file in labeled folders for easy access, reading, and printing (8.5 x 11 size paper). The purchase of the digital download includes permission to print the files as needed for use in the Bible class but does not allow the sale, transfer, copying, or dissemination of any kind of the digital files from the purchaser to any other user. Additional purchase of the digital download is required by other individuals other than the original purchaser.