How We Got the Bible

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This is a factual account of how the bible has been preserved & transmitted. A study of its many translations, it promotes the understanding of the heritage & origins of varying versions. List of Illustrations Preface to the 3rd Edition The Making of Ancient Books The Birth of the Bible Manuscripts of the New Testament The Sinaitic Manuscript Other New Testament Manuscripts Ancient Versions: The New Testament Manuscripts 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 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' Notes Index