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The bible is more than just a book. It is part of our
heritage as Christians and Anglicans. Our Christian roots can be found in
the Hebrew bible. Anglicans insisted on the right to read the bible in
their own language. Many prayers, words, prayers in the
Book of Common Prayer are from the Bible.
Our attitudes today towards reading the bible are
complicated. We are less biblically literate than our forebears. Many
Anglicans hesitate to read the bible. worried they "don't know enough
about it," uncomfortable about belief in biblical authority.
In this brief one session introduction to the bible "for
the biblically challenged," we review the history of the bible,
translations, and ways of reading and understanding the text.
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