

Audible Audio Edition
Listening Length: 7 hours and 17 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Baker Books
Audible.com Release Date: May 17, 2016
Whispersync for Voice: Ready
Language: English
ASIN: B01FRGVW7Q
Best Sellers Rank: #229 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Bible Study & Reference > Criticism & Interpretation > Exegesis & Hermeneutics #1483 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity #1590 in Books > History > World > Religious > Christianity

I've always wondered (and I'm sure many others have, too) how that Bible I'm always holding on Sunday morning got to be put together in the first place.But in this day and age of busy schedules who is really going to go to a library and do some exhaustive research on the subject? That's why you need to read this book, because the research is already done for you and presented in a way that even the average person can understand it. You won't be inundated with technical words and jibberish.The book (this is a review of the SECOND edition) is neatly divided into 13 chapters, each little over 10 pages long. Makes for easy reading during your lunch break or whatever freetime you have in your day. And as if that wasn't simplistic enough, each chapter is ended by a summary, followed by some questions that would make this book great in a classroom environment.The chapters are as follows:1) The Making of Ancient Books, 2) The Birth of the Bible, 3) Manuscripts of the New Testament, 4)Other Manuscripts and New Testament Witnesses, 5) The Text of the New Testament, 6)Significance of Textual Variations, 7) Restoring the New Testament Text, 8) The Text of the Old Testament, 9)The Canon of the Scriptures, 10)The Apocryphal Books, 11) The English Bible to 1611, 12) Recent Translations of the English Bible, 13)"My Words Will Not Pass Away".I found this book very helpful in answering my questions. Sure, it doesn't go very deep into any one subject, but that is not the point of this book. This book is only meant as a brief overview. If there is a specific aspect of the history of the Bible that you're interested in then you should look elsewhere.
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