How We Got the Bible: A Visual JourneyZondervan, 2017 M05 23 - 96 pages How did the Bible come to be? How has it been passed down to us through the ages? Is it still trustworthy and relevant after all these years? The Bible is the bestselling book of all time and the basis of faith for billions of people around the world. Encompassing the fields of archaeology, biblical studies, and history, the story of how the Bible has come to us today is a fascinating one. It is told here, accompanied by beautiful full-color photographs and illustrations. You’ll marvel at the care and reverence with which this ancient book has been preserved. Just a few of the remarkable insights you’ll gain include scriptural origins on animal skins and clay tablets and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. |
Contents
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The Hebrew Bible Is Translated Into Greek | 12 |
The Hebrew Bible Into Many Other Languages | 14 |
The Dead Sea Scrolls | 16 |
What Is the Old Testament? | 18 |
The Apocrypha | 20 |
The First Published Greek New Testament | 50 |
William Tyndale 14941536 and the Tyndale Bible | 52 |
Martin Luther Translates the Bible for the German | 54 |
Bible Translations During the Reign of Henry VIII | 56 |
John Calvin and the Geneva Bible 1560 | 58 |
Study Bibles | 60 |
The Bishops Bible 1568 | 62 |
The King James Version 1611 | 64 |
The Cairo Genizah | 22 |
An Ancient Repository of Manuscripts In the Sinai Desert | 24 |
Early Papyrus Texts of the New Testament | 26 |
Early Parchment Manuscripts of the Bible | 28 |
5000 Greek Manuscripts from the Middle Ages | 30 |
The Bible Is Translated Into Latin | 32 |
The Largest and Heaviest Manuscript of the Bible | 34 |
The New Testament Is Translated Into Other Languages | 36 |
What Is the New Testament? | 38 |
Illuminated Manuscripts | 40 |
Scribes and Scriptoria | 42 |
The Earliest English Translations | 44 |
The Wycliffe Bible | 46 |
The Gutenberg Press | 48 |
A Forbidden Book Worth Dying for | 66 |
The Algonquin Bible 1663 | 68 |
A Monumental Revision of the King James Version | 70 |
The Modern Versions | 72 |
All Ancient Manuscripts In One Volume | 74 |
Early Parallel Bibles | 76 |
Taking the Bible to the World | 78 |
Translating the Bible for the Yali People of Indonesia | 80 |
Translating the Bible for the People of Kambari Africa | 82 |
The Living Bible | 84 |
A Comparison of Modern Versions of the Bible | 86 |
Is the Bible Still Accurate After 2000 Years? | 88 |
Photo Credits | 90 |
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