Questions Youve Asked about the Old Testament HOW WE GOT THE OLD TESTAMENT

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Questions Youve Asked about the Old
TestamentHOW WE GOT THE OLD TESTAMENT
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Growth of individual books

• Stuff happened
• People sang and spoke about the stuff that
  happened
• People wrote down what others sang and spoke
  about the stuff that happened
• People worked earlier sources into longer
  documents
• The books reached canonical form

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Growth of the OT canon

• 275 BC Pentateuch revered as scripture
• 130 BC Prophets revered as scripture
• AD 100 Most Writings revered as scripture
• List of Writings not completely fixed
• Jewish and Christian practices diverge
• AD 1500 Protestant and Catholic practices diverge

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Questions Youve Asked about the Old
TestamentHOW WE GOT THE OLD TESTAMENT

• Next Weeks Topic (June 23)
• THE OLD TESTAMENT IN A NUTSHELL
• (Taught by Eric Hyche)