You are invited to a new experience with the ancient Scriptures.

During the 2008 Bible 101 journey,
we will be guided by a new tool called The Books of the Bible.

Wednesdays, 6:30 PM in the Upper Room,
starting January 9, 2008

The Books of the Bible is an inviting and unadorned layout of the biblical books that more accurately reflects the original intent of the ancient writers of the Christian Scriptures:

• chapter and verse numbers are removed from the text (these began to be added to the text in the 11th century)
• individual books are presented with the literary divisions that their authors have
  indicated
• the books of the Bible have been placed in an order that provides more help in
  understanding their historical circumstance and theological tradition
• single books that later translations or tradition divided into two or more books are made whole again (example: Luke-Acts)
• single-column setting that clearly and naturally presents the literary forms of the Bible’s books

“Like the ancient manuscripts, this Bible follows a natural narrative that reads like a story…By dropping the modern invention of compartmentalizing the Bible into chapters and verses, we now can recover the powerful, all-encompassing divine story of the world.”                                                                 

—The late Dr. Robert Webber

For more information: http://thebooksofthebible.info/ or
contact Paul Dugan (805-648-2737 x229) or Rick Kline (805-207-7665).  

Copies of The Books of the Bible will be available for $10/each to those registered for Bible 101, starting November 1 at the church office during the week or at the Adult / Family Ministries table on the patio.