The Open Word

We look at the New Testament canon, how the New Testament books were examined and selected to be part of our Bible.

We look at the disciplines of Higher Criticism which concerns itself with questions of authorship, canonicity, date, and audience.

We look at the discipline of Textual Criticism in determining the original text of the Bible.

We take a look at some examples of how to use Textual Criticism to determine what the original text of the Bible should be.

We look at the various translations and Bible versions as well as discuss the methodology and disciplines for translating the Scriptures.

A look at the English Translations of the Bible, both early and modern.

We begin our discussion of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit by looking at the Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit.

What are the many ministries of the Holy Spirit in the lives of both believers and unbelievers?

We continue our discussion of the many ministries of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.

What is the Holy Spirit's role in Inspiring the text of Scripture, and in revealing its divine truth to the authors of the Bible?