There were many presentations on this day. We heard from SueAnne on the topic of the growth of the Canon. This is what brought the writings together. She explained that the stories were folk tales, patriotic stories, and poems. She told us about how the Canon can never be reopened and that only  priests and court officials could access the writings. Her presentation was very interesting and well organized. We also heard from Shawn. He gave us a view of the Bible and history. He told us that the Bible has been revered as a secondary source to history. His presentation explained that the Bible was not written for the purpose of retelling history, but that is what it was molded into. Tom was very well prepared and informative. Hannah’s presentation told of how the Old Testament was written in Hebrew and the New Testament was written in Greek. This is something very interesting to me. I wonder what could have been lost within the translations of both of these languages. Overall, each presenter was well prepared and organized. They were able to make the information clear and easy for the listeners to understand.

-Olivia