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Mar 3Liked by Michael F. Bird

I think the origin of the Canon is a particularly important topic, especially when discussing inerrancy and other topics surrounding how we use (and how God intends us to use) the Bible. Thanks for this, I will add some of your "further readings" to my list.

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Hi Todd, glad you liked it, more things to read for sure.

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Thank you for this article. I have been wanting to read more about the Biblical Canon and appreciate your insight and additional resources.

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Hi Nancy, glad you liked it!

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What role should the church (at the institutional and congregational level) be playing with regards to equipping lay Christians with an understanding of how the Biblical canon was formed? I don't know how many Protestants could even briefly outline, for instance, the status and use of the Apocrypha.

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