Part 2! In today’s episode we finish our discussion on the Old Testament canon. Here we deal with the extent and closing of the canon, as well as the question of the inclusion or exclusion of the Apocrypha. Be sure to check out part 1 about the Old Testament canon foundations as well with Episode 16.

📄 You can read a complete transcript of today’s at https://www.bitesizeseminary.com/episodes/17-do-we-have-the-right-books-in-the-old-testament-part-2

⏰ Timestamps:
1:02 Scripture Continues and the Canonical Umbrella
5:05 The Closing of the Canon
7:47 A Jewish Perspective from Josephus
10:17 New Testament Evidence
13:40 New Covenant = New Scripture
14:44 Conclusion
16:02 Outro

📚 Resources:
Stephen G. Dempster, “The Old Testament Canon, Josephus, and Cognitive Environment” in The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures, edited by D. A. Carson
The Heresy of Orthodoxy by Andreas J. Kostenberger and Michael J. Kruger

The Ezekiel Project School of Evangelism
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary

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