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 Even if you feel completely grounded on the Cornerstone of Christ Jesus, you will encounter apparent issues such as contradictions in Scripture, historical inaccuracies, doubts about the canonization process and exclusion of apocryphal books, liberal interpretations of Genesis and Revelation, the KJV only movement, JEDP Theory, late dating of the New Testament, and more. Let's study them together, so we aren't startled when they appear in the wild! Also for Gentiles, we just don't have the same cultural context and connection to the world the Bible was written in that the Jewish people do. Knowledge of Jewish history and culture is a powerful lens for understanding Scripture.    
 
 
+The Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) was written by a succession of prophets. After the prophetic gift was withdrawn for a while, the books were collected and organized into libraries.
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+The Jewish synod of Jamnia (Yavne) is often credited for officially canonizing the Tanakh, but the details are not well-documented. It is believed to have taken place around 90 A.D., if at all, which is twenty years after the collapse of the Jewish system. All that remains are references to Yavnehite rabbinical debates in the Mishnah and Talmud. For example, Mishnah Yadayim 3:5 includes discussion on whether Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes are indeed holy scriptures.
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+However, the Tanakh does not need a single formal event to be valid. Rather, the rabbinical discussions on the inspiration of certain books and Dead Sea Scrolls' diversity of religious writings demonstrate the process of communal consensus over time.
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+The Torah is accepted as scripture by both Jews and Samaritans, suggesting it was canon before their split around 930 B.C. 
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