num_pages: 272
description: Answers to Common Questions about the Writing Copying Canonizing and Translating of the Bible There are many common questions and misconceptions surrounding the formation and history of the Why is the Bible composed of the current 66 books instead of others? Why are there so many translations? How are we to understand both the human and divine elements of the Bible? In Scribes and Scripture  scholars John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry answer these questions and give readers tools to interpret the evidence about Gods word. Beginning with the history of the Biblefrom the invention of the alphabet to the most recent English translationsthe book focuses on three main the writing and copying of the Bible the canonization of the Bible and the translation of the Bible. Using Old and New Testament scholarship Meade and Gurry help Gods people better appreciate the story of the Bible as a way to better appreciate the stories in the Bible. 
language: English
title: Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible
publisher: Crossway