Category: The Bible

The New Testament Canon

by T Whitfield | May 19, 2018 | Early Church, Hermeneutics, History, The Bible, Things |

The New Testament Canon The first recorded use of the word “canon” for the...

The Old Testament Canon

by T Whitfield | May 4, 2018 | Hermeneutics, The Bible, Things |

The OT Canon Throughout the ages Jews, and later Christians, have held the books of the OT to be...

What Exactly Does “Canon” Mean?

by T Whitfield | May 3, 2018 | Hermeneutics, The Bible, Things |

What Exactly Does “Canon” Mean? Canon comes from the Greek word denoting a straight rod or rule...

Bible Versions 104: Choosing A Translation

by T Whitfield | Mar 2, 2018 | Hermeneutics, The Bible, Things |

Here it is! The final post of a four-post series on Bible Versions, aka Bible translations. Posts...

Bible Versions 103: Linguistics

by T Whitfield | Feb 23, 2018 | Hermeneutics, The Bible, Things |

“Linguistics” sounds like a cookbook of creative linguini dishes, right? Something...

Bible Versions 102: Textual Criticism

by T Whitfield | Feb 17, 2018 | Hermeneutics, The Bible, Things |

The word “criticism,” in the context of translating the Bible and “what a verse means,” could...

Bible Versions 101: Why Are There So Many Bible Versions?

by T Whitfield | Feb 10, 2018 | Hermeneutics, The Bible, Things |

Discussing the multiple Bible versions could easily be the subject of an entire blog—let alone 4...

ABOUT RDRD

RDRD = Rightly Dividing, Rightly Dividing. Bible study tips and techniques that are intentional and practical, that help cut to the meaning of a text, that cover multiple theological disciplines, that can be put to use immediately. Read posts in a short time. Build Bible study skills for a lifetime.