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6 Weekly Sessions
Thursdays, April 16 – May 21, 2026
4:30 P.M. to 6 P.M. ET
3:30 P.M. to 5 P.M. CT
12:30 P.M. to 2 P.M. PT
$299
Discover the story of history’s most amazing book with the directors of the Text & Canon Institute. Learn how a set of books written in three different languages by dozens of authors across thousands of years was copied, canonized, and translated to become the Bible we know today. The course aims to debunk common myths about the history of the Bible, inspire greater appreciation for our Bibles, and inoculate against common challenges to the Bible.
This course will cover each of the three main areas: copying, canonization, and translation. We will introduce the different manuscript and versional evidence for the text of both testaments, understanding how scholars make decisions between textual variants and addressing the theological significance. In the canon section we will survey the varied canonical histories of the Old and New Testament, giving attention to special topics like the Apocrypha and the reception of non-canonical gospels. The translation section will cover the history of translation in two parts, starting with ancient and medieval Bibles and then focusing on the history of the English Bible. We will explain some of the many difficulties translators face and address current debates about translation philosophy.
Those who sign up for this cohort will receive free copes of:
Are you on a church staff or considering this cohort as a group at a church? If so, check out this brief PDF with three ideas of how to use this cohort as a group. It also has instructions for deep discounts, provided through the support of generous donors. We hope these online learning cohorts will bless the church. As a result, we never want finances to hinder someone from participating. If you want to participate in this cohort and have a need, please send us an email ([email protected]) and tell us more about your circumstances.
* We are unable to offer refunds for any cohorts.
* Registration WITH books closes on April 9 and LATE Registration WITHOUT books closes on April 16.
* All sessions will be recorded and available for streaming or download at your leisure in perpetuity. If you can’t make it live or even for months the material is still readily available for you.
* NOTE: we are unable to ship to those outside the USA but please use the coupon code “BOOKS15” for 15 percent off as our courtesy to international participants. You may also use coupon code “BOOKS15” if you DO NOT WANT the books for the cohort.
* If you have any questions pertaining to signing up for your cohort, group rates, elder/preaching team rates, or church rates email [email protected].
Learn how the Old Testament was copied over so many centuries, what makes the Dead Sea Scrolls so important, and how scholars today resolve textual differences.
Explore how the New Testament was copied, learn about its manuscripts and the scribes who made them, and gain needed perspective on the number of variants.
Learn what the term “canon” means and how the 39 books of the Old Testament were—and weren’t—recognized, with special attention given to the Apocrypha.
This lecture examines how the 27 books of the New Testament were recognized by the early church, what role canon lists played in the process, and why the church did not recognize sensationalized books like the Gospel of Thomas.
Discover the origins of Bible translation with the Old Testament in Greek (the Septuagint) and moving through the first complete Bible translations into Latin and Syriac before considering the state of Bible translation in the Middle Ages.
Survey the rich history of the English Bible from Wycliffe to today. Learn about the difficulties translators face and why we have so many English translations today.
Discover the story of history’s most amazing book with the directors of the Text & Canon Institute. Learn how a set of books written in three different languages by dozens of authors across thousands of years was copied, canonized, and translated to become the Bible we know today. The course aims to debunk common myths about the history of the Bible, inspire greater appreciation for our Bibles, and inoculate against common challenges to the Bible.
This course will cover each of the three main areas: copying, canonization, and translation. We will introduce the different manuscript and versional evidence for the text of both testaments, understanding how scholars make decisions between textual variants and addressing the theological significance. In the canon section we will survey the varied canonical histories of the Old and New Testament, giving attention to special topics like the Apocrypha and the reception of non-canonical gospels. The translation section will cover the history of translation in two parts, starting with ancient and medieval Bibles and then focusing on the history of the English Bible. We will explain some of the many difficulties translators face and address current debates about translation philosophy.
Those who sign up for this cohort will receive free copes of:
Are you on a church staff or considering this cohort as a group at a church? If so, check out this brief PDF with three ideas of how to use this cohort as a group. It also has instructions for deep discounts, provided through the support of generous donors. We hope these online learning cohorts will bless the church. As a result, we never want finances to hinder someone from participating. If you want to participate in this cohort and have a need, please send us an email ([email protected]) and tell us more about your circumstances.
* We are unable to offer refunds for any cohorts.
* Registration WITH books closes on April 9 and LATE Registration WITHOUT books closes on April 16.
* All sessions will be recorded and available for streaming or download at your leisure in perpetuity. If you can’t make it live or even for months the material is still readily available for you.
* NOTE: we are unable to ship to those outside the USA but please use the coupon code “BOOKS15” for 15 percent off as our courtesy to international participants. You may also use coupon code “BOOKS15” if you DO NOT WANT the books for the cohort.
* If you have any questions pertaining to signing up for your cohort, group rates, elder/preaching team rates, or church rates email [email protected].
Learn how the Old Testament was copied over so many centuries, what makes the Dead Sea Scrolls so important, and how scholars today resolve textual differences.
Explore how the New Testament was copied, learn about its manuscripts and the scribes who made them, and gain needed perspective on the number of variants.
Learn what the term “canon” means and how the 39 books of the Old Testament were—and weren’t—recognized, with special attention given to the Apocrypha.
This lecture examines how the 27 books of the New Testament were recognized by the early church, what role canon lists played in the process, and why the church did not recognize sensationalized books like the Gospel of Thomas.
Discover the origins of Bible translation with the Old Testament in Greek (the Septuagint) and moving through the first complete Bible translations into Latin and Syriac before considering the state of Bible translation in the Middle Ages.
Survey the rich history of the English Bible from Wycliffe to today. Learn about the difficulties translators face and why we have so many English translations today.
6 Weekly Sessions
Thursdays, April 16 – May 21, 2026
4:30 P.M. to 6 P.M. ET
3:30 P.M. to 5 P.M. CT
12:30 P.M. to 2 P.M. PT
$299