I find the criticism on the Wisdom of Solomon out of order

Question: Regarding the article on the Apocrypha, I find the criticism on the Wisdom of Solomon out of order and quotes “Wisdom” out of context by failing to quote the verses in full. For example, Wisdom 11:20 “But even without these, they could have dropped dead at a single breath, pursued by your justice, whirled away…

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Do you know of any good books on how we got our Bible?

Question: You know of any good books on how we got our Bible and why we leave certain books out? I have two people who want to know a good book about this. I have read how we got our books, but I don’t have those books anymore. I can’t remember as it has been…

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The Extra Catholic Books

by Donald P. Ames Originally Published in Truth Magazine Vol. XIII 2, pp. 12-14, November 1968 Vol. XIII:6, pp. 10-12, March 1969 Vol. XIII:4, pp. 14-17, January 1969 Vol. XIII:5, pp. 13-15, February 1969 Many today are sadly lacking in information as to the extra books found in the Catholic Bible and just exactly how they…

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The Prison Letters

Text: Colossians 4:7-18   I.         Near the end of Paul’s third journey, he visited churches to gather funds to relieve the famine stricken brethren in Judea. – I Corinthians 16:1-9             A.        Several of the churches sent representatives to travel with Paul – II Corinthians 8:16-24             B.        Several of these men are named in Acts 20:1-4. Take special note…

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What is the Book of Jasher?

Question: I would like to ask you about II Samuel 1:18. This verse speaks of ‘The Book of Jasher’. What is this book? I have noticed other parts in the Old Testament that also refer to other books. Are the writers referring to other writings of the Bible? Or other writings from that time? Would…

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How did your Bible come into existence?

Question: Could you please tell me how the Bible you currently have originally come into existence? Since we know that some of the apostles did not even start to write until about 50 AD, about 20 years after Christ ascended to heaven, we know with certainty that the apostles went out and established churches without…

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The Apocrypha

I.         When addressing what books are accepted into the Old Testament canon, you will run into a set of writings known as the Apocrypha             A.        “Apocrypha” means “doubtful writings”             B.        There are 15 books or writings which fall under this heading             C.        The Roman Catholic church accepts 12 of these books and calls them “deutero-canonical” books             D.        See chart for…

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The Canon of the Old Testament – Part 2

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/CanonOfTheOldTestament2.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I.         In our prior lesson, we established the acceptance of the writings of Moses by a large number of people over a wide range of history.             A.        The writings were not accepted because of some decree or because the documents were old, but because they were recognized as the works of Moses…

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Notes on the Bible

Authored by God Galatians 1:11-12 2 Peter 1:21 Complete Guide Leviticus 10:1-2 Deuteronomy 4:2 Deuteronomy 12:32 Numbers 20:7-12 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 Proverbs 30:5-6 Matthew 15:9 Acts 17:11 1 Corinthians 4:6 Galatians 1:6-10 Galatians 3:15 Colossians 2:18-23 1 Timothy 1:3 2 Timothy 3:16 Titus 1:14 2 Peter 1:3 1 John 4:1 2 John 9 Jude 3…

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In Case You Thought There Were Facts Behind “The Da Vinci Code”

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton The April 8, 2006 issue of the Omaha World-Herald contained an interesting follow-up on the lawsuit by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail, against Dan Brown, the author of the very popular The Da Vinci Code. The article contained some very telling conclusions by the judge in the case. London…

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The New Testament Canon

The New Testament Canon – Part 1The New Testament Canon – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I.         On the night of Jesus’ betrayal, Jesus promised his troubled disciples that he would send a helper – John 14:16             A.        The helper would be the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth – John 14:17             B.        His purpose in coming…

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Why don’t you use the Book of Enoch?

Question: I really love your site. I thought your understanding of Scripture was awesome and that you guys are doing a great job. However, your interpretation of Genesis 6 is completely off, and I pray that because of this the sheep are not lead astray. I say this because if your students, or anyone, understood what…

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What happened to the letter to Laodicea mentioned in Colossians 4:16?

Question: What happened to the letter to Laodicea mentioned in Colossians 4:16? Answer: Near the end of Paul’s third journey, Paul visited churches and gathered funds for the relief of brethren in Judea suffering from a famine (I Corinthians 16:1-9). Several of the churches sent representatives to travel with Paul, not because they did not trust…

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