Fundamental Beliefs of Conservative Friends #10 Quakers and the Bible part 1

In this episode, Henry dives into the traditional relationship between Quakers and the Bible.  He begins by reading three quotes.  These are from Isaac Pennington (1616–1679), Origen Adamantius, a/k/a Origen of Alexandria (c. 184 – c. 253) and Robert Barclay (1648 –  1690). He then goes on to point out the difficulty in translations due to the differences in languages.    An explanation is given for the different translations of the Old Testament.  A description of conical is offered.   Quakers say that Christ (not the bible or tradition) is the primary source of authority.   Christ is the Word, not the Bible.  Christ in you, the hope of glory.References:Origen quote from The Faith of the Early Fathers, Volume I, page 202, Section 480.Isaac Pennington Letter XVI — How the Scriptures must be Read to Avoid Your Own Opinions.A CATECHISM AND Confession of Faith by Robert Barclay. Apology for the True Christian Divinity  Proposition 3: Concerning the Scriptures by Robert Barclay. The music in our podcast was provided by Paulette Meier.  The words in the music are by the Quaker poet. John Greenleaf Whittier, “The surest dependence must be upon the Light of Christ within.”  They are from his "To the Friends Review" (1870).   "Interested in discovering first hand some of the distinctives of Christ-centered, Conservative Friends, waiting, Quaker worship? Consider some of Ohio Yearly Meeting's online meetings for worship (linked here). We warmly invite everyone to attend our meetings for worship to get to know us (and our worship) better! A complete list of our podcasts,  organized into topics, is available on our website.We will be publishing video interviews with Conservative Friends on YouTube.  See our YouTube channel.  The first interview is with Susan Smith. To learn more about Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), please visit  ohioyearlymeeting.org. Those interested in exploring the distinctives of Conservative Friends waiting worship should consider checking out our many Zoom Online Worship opportunities during the week here. All are welcome! We also have several Zoom study groups.  Check out the Online Study and Discussion Groups on our website.   Advices read in these podcasts can be found on page 29 in our Book Of Discipline.We welcome feedback on this and any of our other podcast episodes.   Contact us through our website.