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How we got the Bible / Neil R. Lightfoot. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids : Baker Books, (c)2003.Edition: third edition., rev. and expandeditionDescription: 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801012525
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS445
  • BS445.L724.H699 2003
Available additional physical forms:
  • COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:
Contents:
The birth of the Bible -- Manuscripts of the New Testament -- The Sinaitic script -- Other New Testament manuscripts -- Ancient versions : The New Testament -- Manuscipts of special interest -- The text of the New Testament -- Significance of textual variations -- Restoring the New Testament text -- Manuscripts from the sand -- The text of the Old Testament -- Ancient versions : the Old Testament -- The canon of the Scriptures -- The apocryphal books -- The English Bible to 1611 -- Recent translations of the English Bible -- "My words will not pass away."
Subject: How accurate are modern translations such as the New International Version? Why does the Roman Catholic Bible have more books than most Protestant Bibles? How can we be sure that the Biblical message has been accurately preserved throught the centuries?
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BS445.L47 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001485065

Includes bibliographies and index.

The making of ancient books -- The birth of the Bible -- Manuscripts of the New Testament -- The Sinaitic script -- Other New Testament manuscripts -- Ancient versions : The New Testament -- Manuscipts of special interest -- The text of the New Testament -- Significance of textual variations -- Restoring the New Testament text -- Manuscripts from the sand -- The text of the Old Testament -- Ancient versions : the Old Testament -- The canon of the Scriptures -- The apocryphal books -- The English Bible to 1611 -- Recent translations of the English Bible -- "My words will not pass away."

How accurate are modern translations such as the New International Version? Why does the Roman Catholic Bible have more books than most Protestant Bibles? How can we be sure that the Biblical message has been accurately preserved throught the centuries?

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