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What does the guide list under composition for the Bible?
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Old Testament prophecies of Jesus (Isaiah), foundational laws, the Ten Commandments, prophetic books, the four Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the letters of Paul and others, and the Book of Revelation.
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What is the guide's entry under collation?
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The establishment of the Canon — the process by which the Church settled which writings belonged.
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Name the three ways of reading the Bible the guide gives.
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Literalism, the Bible as the Word of God; biblical criticism, meaning exegesis and interpretation; and individual interpretation.
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Which key texts lie outside the Bible?
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Papal encyclicals for Roman Catholics, and sermons and books. The Apocrypha is listed among the key texts and is included in some Bibles and not others.
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What languages were the testaments originally in?
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The Old Testament originally in Aramaic and Hebrew; the New Testament in Greek, aimed at different audiences, and translated into the vernacular.
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Which versions of the Bible does the guide name?
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The King James version, the Jerome Bible, and contemporary versions.
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Why does the establishment of the Canon raise a question about authority?
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Because if the Church settled which books are scripture, the Bible's authority and the Church's are connected — which Catholic and Orthodox teaching accepts as mutual, and churches holding to scripture alone answer differently.
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Why does the Apocrypha matter for an exam answer?
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Because the contents of the Bible are themselves a denominational difference: Roman Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include books most Protestant Bibles place separately or omit.
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What does the guide say about the Canon under development?
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Variations according to denominations; the authority of the Canon and its importance for Christians; and its use in public worship and private devotion.
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