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  • The Leningrad Codex and Aleppo Codex
  • Guttenberg Bible, printed in Germany in 1455
  • Biblia Hebraica by Rudolph Kittel
    • Later editions become the textus receptus for the New American Standard Bible
  • Septuagint and Masoretic Text
  • Jerome creates the translation known as the Vulgate in Latin
  • The Apocryphal books were all written in Greek in the time between the Old and New Testaments.
  • Textual criticism
  • Dead Sea Scrolls
    • Discovered in 1947, they are traditionally associated with the Essenes, a Jewish sect alongside the Pharisees andSadducees.
    • The two copies of Isaiah prove to be more than 95% identical with the Masoretic text. The errors were primarily spelling and obvious slips of the pen.
  • Canon of the Old and New Testament
    • According to the Hebrew organization of the Old Testament, there were 22 books.
    • The Apocrypha

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  • Nehemiah 5:19 - Nehemiah asaks God to remember him for the good he has done.
  • What should we focus on in order to leave a legacy of people that serve God for generations?
    • Consistency in serving God
    • Everyone has to personally serve God and develop their own faith
    • Love God
    • Fear God
    • Keep God’s book
  • Jeremiah 7:12-14 - the legacy of Shiloh
  • I Kings 9:1-9 - God’s warnings about straying from Him
    • II Chronicles 36:18-19 - Solomon’s temple destroyed
  • What is the best legacy that parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents can leave for their descendants?
    • A life that imitates Christ
    • Teach your children! (Ephesians 6:4

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  • Galatians 5:6
  • Love is why we don’t look for ways to sin.
    • Galatians 5:1
    • Our attitude should not be such that we feel like we are in jail and can’t wait to be free of God’s rules.
    • Galatians 5:13
    • Romans 5:20
    • Romans 13:8-10
  • Love is the motivation to serve God and others.
    • John 13:34-35
    • Mark 12:29-31 - The greatest commands: love God and love others.
  • So let’s develop love!
    • I Corinthians 12:31-13:3

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  • Nehemiah 2:17-18 - Rebuilding the wall was a team effort.
    • A congregation should work the same way. A few people or families should not have to do everything.
  • It is important for leaders to be present and involved.
  • Negative leadership examples:
    • Saul (I Samuel 15:3
    • David (II Samuel 11:4
    • Solomon (I Kings 11:1-4
    • Jeroboam (I Kings 12:28-29
    • Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30-31
    • NT scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23:2

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