8a. The Scriptures I: Bible and Church - structure, how to read it, translations, lectionary, liturgical use.    

Readings:

  1. The Orthodox Study Bible – content, how to use it.
  2. The Bible and the Orthodox Church, OSB_NT p. i-iii

Audio:

  1. Podcast: Reading the Scriptures with Accountability -Patristic Counsels on Bible Study, Fr. Josiah Trenham:     https://www.listennotes.com/search/?ocid=aaf4171b5ab445c09b7be615a53e1136&q=Reading+the+Scriptures+with+Accountability+-Patristic+Counsels+on+Bible+Study
  2. Podcast: How to Read the Bible, Fr. Thomas Hopko, http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/hopko/how_to_read_the_bible
  3. Podcast: Reading the Old Testament, Fr. Thomas Hopko, http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/hopko/reading_the_old_testament
  4. Podcast: English Translations of the Bible, Fr. Thomas Hopko, http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/hopko/english_translations_of_the_bible
  5. Series: The Bible and the Church (3 lectures), Father Josiah’s Catechism
  • o Lecture 1 - The Miracle of the Bible
  • o Lecture 2: The Greater Miracle of the Church
  • o Lecture 3 - The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church