Know How We Got Our Bible

Name: Know How We Got Our Bible
Brand: Harper Christian
Availability: InStock
Author: Ryan Matthew Reeves
ISBN: 9780310097525

Author: Ryan Matthew Reeves, Charles E. Hill

Series: KNOW Series

Narrator: Tom Parks

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 08/07/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Biblical Studies, History & Culture, Biblical Reference, Christian Church, Christian Theology

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

The easy accessibility of the Bible in most of the world's major languages can obscure a dramatic and sometimes unexpected story. In Know How We Got Our Bible, scholars Ryan Reeves and Charles Hill trace the history of the Bible from its beginnings to the present day, highlighting key figures and demonstrating overall the reliability of Scripture.Reeves and Hill begin with the writing of the Bible's books (including authorship and dating), move into the formation of the Old and New Testaments (including early transmission and the development of the canon), and conclude with several chapters on Bible translation from the Latin Vulgate to the ongoing work of translation around the world today.Written simply and focused on the overarching story of how the Bible came to us today, Know How We Got Our Bible is an excellent introduction for formal students and lay learners alike. The audiobook companion PDF download includes reflection questions and recommended readings for further learning.

About Ryan Matthew Reeves

Ryan M. Reeves (PhD, Cambridge) is Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Dean of the seminary’s Jacksonville campus. A visiting lecturer at Reformed Theological Seminary, Reeves has written English Evangelicals and Tudor Obedience and co-written The Story of Creeds and Councils (Baker, 2019). He hosts the Historical Theology for Everyone blog at The Gospel Coalition.

About Charles E. Hill

Charles E. Hill (PhD, Cambridge) is John R. Richardson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and author of several books, including Who Chose the Gospels?: Probing the Great Gospel Conspiracy (Oxford, 2010).

About Justin S. Holcomb

Justin S. Holcomb (PhD) is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida and teaches theology and apologetics at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty books on theology, abuse, and biblical studies, including Know the Creeds and Councils, Know the Heretics, and Rid of My Disgrace.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jimmy

How did we get our Bible and what is the history of the transmission of the Christian Bible? Christians who love God and the Bible should care about this question! So here is a great resource for general readers by two authors that are qualified to teach us about this matter. The first author is Rya......more

Goodreads review by Todd

Excellent book on the the subject. I am going to require it in my Hermeneutics class. Concise, thorough, engaging writing style. It is important that Christians understand how we got our Bible. This book is a great introduction to the topic.......more

Goodreads review by Brian L Welch

Informative, but biased The book does an impressive job of explaining the issues involved in translation in general, and specific issues involved in Biblical translation. It also does a good job of relating the basic historical events from just before the Reformation to modern times. While I would ar......more

Goodreads review by Brent

My wife and I have watched a lot of Ryan Reeves' videos on YouTube. He is an excellent teacher and his videos on Church history are fascinating. He carries that ability over into this book where he gives a great overview of the history of the Bible. If you can get the accompanying audio lectures......more