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Truth in the bible
Relational truth- you know it is true from your experience and from the testimony of others.
Symbolic truth- parable- story that uses easily understood symbols and ends with a surprising moral lesson
Moral truth- laws and standards for living
Religious truth- describes God's relationship with humankind.
Senses of scripture
Literal sense- what the written words mean as they are written.
Spiritual sense- looks at what the words signify
Allegorical- speaks to what we believe -> to faith
Moral- how we are to behave as followers of Christ-> to charity
Anagogical- points to our ultimate destiny happiness with God forever-> to hope
Overview of the Bible
God is the author of the bible.
The word bible is from a Greek word which means "books."
Composed of 73 books - 46 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books.
Books are NOT arranged in the order in which they were written.
Most books written by several authors.
Canon of scripture
Canon refers to the books of the Old and the New Testaments that the church accepts as inspired books.
Old Testament
The canon of the Old