Starting With The Bible

We start with the Bible. What is it? What does it say about itself? What trouble does is present?

	2 Manuscript Traditions This talk explores the 2 manuscript traditions that were merged to form the Bible of today. Only 1 of those traditions is inspired. It finishes by explaining how we are working to recover the inspired parts. (119 words)
	Acts 15 Riddle This talk explores the meaning of the letter in Acts chapter 15. This was the message back to Antioch. Why a letter? It is a riddle, with an important solution. Find the other letters, and you've found the editors. (157 words)
	Examples of Acts 15 Editors This talk gives examples of the handiwork of the editors identified by the Acts 15 Riddle. It reviews each editor and then gives a contradiction that shows an example of what they wrote. (116 words)
	Shechem In this talk I work through the history of Shechem. Important in history, hidden by editors and still holding future prophetic promise. (101 words)
	Aramaic Primacy This talk is a review of the basic arguments for Aramaic Primacy. Aramaic is the language that was used to pass the New Testament down through history. This is why there was no early scribal tradition surrounding Greek. (267 words)
	Rules Of Interpretation This talk surveys the need for rules when interpreting the Bible. The key rule being the use of multiple witnesses when establishing what the Bible might be saying. This works only as long as there are no villains editing the text. In this case, which is the real case of the Bible as handed to us by history, a stronger interpretive rule is needed. This talk explains. (152 words)
	Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy This talk gives my take on the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. Across the years we've run into people who when they learn about our work go running to their church doctrinal statement and say our work can't be right. In this talk I use a widely used doctrinal statement and take it apart. This isn't a full treatment of the problem, but is a good way to start a conversation. (158 words)

	Paleo Alphabet Introduction This talk introduces the shapes and sounds of the Paleo Alphabet. This is done by showing differences from the Latin alphabet, so it should not be hard to learn. This talk includes a little history and an introduction to the Qu-Map. (154 words)
	Paleo Vocabulary This talk shows how Paleo word definitions work. Through a series of sample words, the system of definitions that come from the spelling are introduced. (107 words)