Long description
Many books have been written about the Bible, but few explain its origins. This volume provides a fascinating overview of how the Bible was first inspired, canonized, read as sacred literature, copied in ancient Hebrew and Greek manuscripts, and eventually translated into the languages of the world. No one-volume work can match the wealth of information about the historical development of the Bible. Guide to the authority and inspiration of the Bible, Understand the canon of the Bible, Explains the Bible as literary text and manuscripts, Different Bible translations, Resource for pastors, Bible teachers, Bible students, seminarians, and serious lay Christians