So in our first session at School last Thursday, we asked: “Why does the Canon matter?“
Now we’re not talking about medieval warfare here, or a brand of digital camera, because the word “Canon” in the sense we mean refers to the collection of books contained in our Bible today. And yes, the Bible is not just one book – its a collection of books or writings – 66 different ones, in fact.
So when we ask “Why does the Canon matter?“, we’re asking: “Why does it matter that someone, somewhere decided what books would be collected together to become the Bibles that we have today?“
Maybe its not a question that you’ve ever thought about much. But if someone asked you: “How do you know that you’ve got the right writings in your Bible there?“, what would you say?
And if you didn’t know what to say, how can you be sure that you can trust how the Bible is put together? How do you know its worth reading?
If that’s intrigued you, head over to our online discussion group at http://groups.google.co.nz/group/school-at-edge-kingsland where you can download the notes from the first session and join in the discussion.