{"id":1356,"date":"2011-01-18T18:27:24","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T00:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2011-01-17T19:12:04","modified_gmt":"2011-01-18T01:12:04","slug":"new-study-tonight-where-did-the-bible-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2011\/new-study-tonight-where-did-the-bible-come-from.html","title":{"rendered":"New Study Tonight &#8211; Where Did The Bible Come From?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After lots of preparation, and a whole lotta help from my friends and family, a new study will be starting up tonight. &nbsp;The topic? &nbsp;<i><b>Where did the Bible come from?<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>It all started at the suggestion of Mayra Fry, and is based in part on questions that people have asked me recently regarding the Bible. &nbsp;So, after reading books, listening to seminars, studying the Bible itself and doing other types of research, I&#8217;m (more or less) ready to teach the first study!<\/p>\n<p>In some ways, this will be the opposite of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2010\/a-little-about-the-chronological-bible-study.html\">Chronological Bible Study<\/a>, which was intended to be highly discussion-based.&nbsp; This will be much more <i>taught<\/i>, although Lord willing there will still be a lot of participation. &nbsp;Here are some of the questions we&#8217;ll be talking about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The books of the Bible have been copied and copied and copied &#8211; is <i>any<\/i> of it still what was originally written?<\/li>\n<li>Why do some Bibles have more books than others?<\/li>\n<li>What did God&#8217;s people do before there was a Bible?<\/li>\n<li>Who decided which books would be a part of the Bible (any why)?<\/li>\n<li>Why all these different Bible translations?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"210\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/images\/resurrection-carving.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Victory of the Resurrection - Rome, circa 350 AD\" \/><br \/><font size=\"-2\">A carving depicting the victory of<br \/>the Resurrection<br \/>With the <i>chi rho<\/i> or <i>chrismon<\/i> symbol<br \/>Rome, circa 350 AD<\/center><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>In some ways, we&#8217;ll be approaching the topic like a first century Greek might. &nbsp;If you were introduced to this strange new religion for the first time, what would <i>you<\/i> think? &nbsp;What questions would you have?<\/p>\n<p>The early believers focused on something highly unusual &#8211; <b>the Resurrection<\/b>. &nbsp;And that&#8217;s the topic tonight. &nbsp;What were unbelievers at the time saying about this new religion (outside of the Bible)? &nbsp;What did the early believers have to say (inside and outside of the Bible)? &nbsp;Why this strange obsession with the resurrection itself? &nbsp;What was it that people were actually willing to die for?<\/p>\n<p>In a short period of time, a religion focused around a man who had been crucified spread from Jerusalem to Rome, in spite of what we might call very un-marketable beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Getting into the mindset of the early believers will give us the keys we need to unlock the mystery of the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your prayers! &nbsp;The study starts&#8230; <b>NOW!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/images\/where-did-the-bible-come-from.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"464\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Where did the Bible come from? 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