How We Got The Bible (Jones)

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From Moses to Gutenberg, easily find out how we got the Bible we have today and discover why we can trust it with this highly-visual and easy-to-understand handbook on the history of Bible! Dive into the fascinating stories of the people who risked their lives to print and distribute the Word of God (Tyndale, Wycliffe, etc). Perfect for personal or small group use.

Have you ever wondered where the Bible came from? Who wrote the books of the Bible and how did they end up together? Perhaps you have been asked by a friend or coworker about books that were cut out of the Bible. Through seven dynamic chapters in How We Got the Bible, expert Dr. Timothy Paul Jones will guide you through all the important questions about the Holy Bible to show you why it can be trusted. Filled with dramatic stories and highly-visual charts and illustrations, this exciting Bible History handbook will take you from the earliest clay tablets and papyrus copies to the first bound Bible and the various Bible translations that we use today!

With this Bible history handbook, you will discover—

4 Ways the Bible is Unlike Any Other "Holy Book"
What it means when we say that the Bible is inspired and inerrant
What people did to preserve the text of the Bible over the centuries
How we know that the Old and New Testament is reliable
The stories behind names like John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, Gutenberg, and King James I

Explore how God communicates with us through his written Word and how it came to be! Easily understand why the Bible recording process isn't just a giant game of Telephone. Get a rich overview of Bible history at a glance, whether you're reading this for your personal enrichment or with your church small group. This book is perfect for young adults and adult studies.

Find Out Fascinating Facts on the History of the Bible

Find out fascinating facts as you get a solid overview of Bible-making history. In a fun and highly visual way, expert Dr. Timothy Paul Jones brings history to life. Enjoy learning important terms, key Scripture, and incredible insight that will help you establish a strong understanding of the Bible's reliability.

The text of the Bible is better preserved than the writing of Plato or Aristotle.
There is more than 99% agreement between all of the known manuscripts of the Bible.
There are over 5,700 manuscripts of the New Testament compared to 210 surviving copies of Plato.
Every book in the New Testament was written down before the eyewitnesses of Jesus passed away.

How We Got the Bible Chapters Include—

Chapter 1: What's So Special About the Bible?

How We Got the Old Testament

Chapter 2: How Did the Old Testament Get from God to You?
Chapter 3: Which Books Belong in the Old Testament?

How We Got the New Testament

Chapter 4: Can We Trust the New Testament?
Chapter 5: Who Created the New Testament Canon?

How the Bible Made It from Manuscripts to You

Chapter 6: How Was the New Testament Copied?
Chapter 7: Where Did the English Bible Come From?

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4 Key Features of the How We Got the Bible Handbook

1. Get a Simple Overview of the history of the Bible (Covers over 3,500 Years)

Enjoy having a concise overview of the Bible's entire history at your fingertips. All bound in one book, you can firmly grasp what biblical reliability means in six engaging and easy-to-understand chapters, packed with key events and people to deepen your understanding of the history of the Bible:

Key people including Wycliffe, Tyndale, Gutenberg, and Erasmus
The Dead Sea Scrolls, the Vulgate, the King James Bible, and today's modern Bible translations
Ancient methods and materials used by scribes to hand copy the Bible accurately
Charts and explanation of how we got the Bible in English and much more!

2. Provides Solid Proofs for Why You Can Trust the Bible

Easily compare today's Bible with the Dead Sea Scrolls and many more early church records from past centuries to see how carefully the texts have been translated and recorded. Enjoy getting a simple explanation of the Bible's reliability with basic apologetics.

3. Packed with Fascinating Stories of Key People and Events

History can be a dry and tedious subject - but not with the How We Got the Bible handbook! Easily absorb important facts and information in a fun and easy-to-understand way that will have you not wanting to put this book down. Instead of flipping through volumes of bland history, sit back and take in the exciting stories of William Tyndale, the first century apostles, the Gutenberg printing press, and so much more!

4. Filled with Visual Charts, Definitions, and Additional Resources

Save hours looking up technical terms and searching for extra time lines and charts: it's all here in one easy-to-understand handbook! With the flip of a page, you'll find charts simplifying technical definitions, an English Bible Translations Comparison, and references to give you a complete overview of how the Bible was formed.

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Best for—

Individual use
Discipleship
Small Group or Sunday School class
Christian School
Homeschoolers
New Believers' class
Church library

Enjoy this incredible book's helpful features, including—

Section headers, making it easy-to-read and reference
Concise and simple language
Thousands of fascinating facts that enrich any Bible history Study
Apologetics terminology (includes a glossary of key terms)
Charts comparing English Bible Translations

There's a small group DVD-based curriculum to go with this book. Click here to find out more about the How We Got the Bible DVD Study

What People Are Saying About this Bible Apologetics Handbook:

"Dr. Timothy Paul Jones has created a helpful and easy-to-follow book and DVD series showing that the Bible can be trusted. How We Got the Bible is helpful for skeptics who are unsure about the reliability of the Bible, but also for believers who want to go deeper in their faith."—Sean McDowell, PhD, Assistant Professor at Biola University, author of Is God Just a Human Invention?

"How We Got the Bible is a masterful presentation on the origin, trustworthiness, and history of the Bible. With clarity and wit, Dr. Timothy Jones answers key questions on how this ancient book came to be, how it was transmitted to our day,and he also includes the dramatic stories behind our English Bibles. You'll treasure your Bible more after this study."—Diana Severance, PhD, Director, Dunham Bible Museum, Houston Baptist University

"As Christians, we have a responsibility to 'stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught' (2 Thess. 2:15). How We Got the Bible DVD is an easy-to-use tool that prepares Christians by bringing to life the people and events of history."—Gabriel Etzel, DMin, PhD, Administrative Dean, School of Divinity, Liberty University

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Meet the Author for How We Got the Bible: Dr. Timothy Paul Jones

Timothy Paul Jones serves as the C. Edwin Gheens professor of Christian ministry and as Associate Vice President at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he teaches courses in applied apologetics and family ministry. Before coming to Southern, he led churches in Missouri and Oklahoma as pastor and associate pastor.

Dr. Jones has authored or contributed to more than a dozen books, including PROOF; Conspiracies and the Cross; and Christian History Made Easy. In 2010, Christian Retailing magazine selected Christian History Made Easy as the book of the year in the field of Christian education.

He is married to Rayann and they have three daughters. The Jones family works in SojournKids and community group ministry at Sojourn Community Church.