Though written thousands of years ago, the Bible continues to fascinate and guide readers today. This book explains how the Bible that we use came to be in its present form.

Wegner introduces the Bible and its arrangement, describes how the various books were collected into a single canon, examines how the Bible was passed from one generation to the next, explores how and why early versions were produced, and discusses the myriad of English translations. Numerous charts, photos, and illustrations are included.
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Traces the history of the Bible from the earliest manuscripts to contemporary translations.
1. Introduction

Part 1: Preliminary Matters Regarding the Bible
2. Description of the Bible
3. The Old Testament
4. The New Testament
5. Unity of the Two Covenants

Part 2: The Canonization of the Bible
6. Prerequisites to the Bible
7. Canonization of the Old Testament
8. The Old Testament Extracanonical Books
9. Canonization of the New Testament
10. New Testament Extracanonical Literature

Part 3: Transmission of the Bible
11. Transmission of the Old Testament
12. Sources for Old Testament Textual Criticism
13. Transmission of the New Testament
14. Sources for New Testament Textual Criticism

Part 4: Early Translations of the Bible
15. Early Versions
16. The First Printed Greek Bibles
Part 5: English Translations of the Bible
17. English Bibles Prior to 1611
18. The Authorized Version of 1611 and Its Revisions
19. Modern English Bible Up to 1950
20. Modern Translations from 1950
21. Why So Many Translations?
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Product details

ISBN
9780801027994
Published
2004-08-01
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group; Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Weight
848 gr
Height
254 mm
Width
178 mm
Thickness
25 mm
Age
UU, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
464

Biographical note

Paul D. Wegner (Ph.D., King's College, University of London) is professor of Old Testament at Phoenix Seminary, Scottsdale, Arizona.