- Introduction
- The Basis of the Biblical Text
- The Problem of Variants
- The Purpose of Translations
- Testing the Validity of the Bible: Archaeological and Historical Proof
- Testing the Validity of the Bible: External and Internal Sources
- Confirming Scripture: Undesigned Coincidences & Canonization
- The Criteria and the Debate of Canonicity
- Eyewitness Testimony
- Protective Anonymity
- The Formality of the Oral Tradition
- The Integrity of the Oral Tradition
- The Truth about Contradictions
- The Influence of Genre
- The Purpose of Redaction: Clarifying the Text
- Handling Differences in Communication Styles
- The Teaching and Application of Ancient Writing Techniques
- Examples of Redaction in the Gospels
- Introducing Secular Examples of Redaction in Ancient Biographies
- Examples of the Accepted Practice of Transferal
- Examples of the Accepted Practice of Literary Spotlighting
- Examples of the Accepted Practice of Simplification
- Remembering Genre
- Concluding the Course
- Consider the working through the expanded version of this course in Logos.