Everyone is familiar with the Bible--after all, it's still the best-selling book in the world. But just exactly how did we get the collection of sixty-six books that make up God's Word?_The Book that Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be_ tells the sometimes dramatic, always fascinating, and ultimately...
Everyone is familiar with the Bible--after all, it's still the best-selling book in the world. But just exactly how did we get the collection of sixty-six books that make up God's Word?
_The Book that Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be_ tells the sometimes dramatic, always fascinating, and ultimately faith-building story of the Bible. It traces its history from ancient parchments to the modern work of translating the Word into everyday language.
You will discover:
* The differences and similarities between the Jewish holy books and the Christian Bible * How the New Testament writings were copied and collected, including the apocryphal gospels and letters * The church leaders who succeeded the apostles, what they wrote, and what they thought of the writings they inherited * The church councils, controversies, and disputes that boiled over in the 300s * Why certain writings were removed from the Bible, even though they might be helpful if not essential for our faith * The purposes of modern Bible translations and the differences between them
_The Book that Conquered Time_ provides fresh insights on why the Bible continues to be the most powerful book of all time.
Everyone is familiar with the Bible--after all, it's still the best-selling book in the world. But just exactly how did we get the collection of sixty-six books that make up God's Word?_The Book that Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be_ tells the sometimes dramatic, always fascinating, and ultimately...
Everyone is familiar with the Bible--after all, it's still the best-selling book in the world. But just exactly how did we get the collection of sixty-six books that make up God's Word?
_The Book that Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be_ tells the sometimes dramatic, always fascinating, and ultimately faith-building story of the Bible. It traces its history from ancient parchments to the modern work of translating the Word into everyday language.
You will discover:
* The differences and similarities between the Jewish holy books and the Christian Bible * How the New Testament writings were copied and collected, including the apocryphal gospels and letters * The church leaders who succeeded the apostles, what they wrote, and what they thought of the writings they inherited * The church councils, controversies, and disputes that boiled over in the 300s * Why certain writings were removed from the Bible, even though they might be helpful if not essential for our faith * The purposes of modern Bible translations and the differences between them
_The Book that Conquered Time_ provides fresh insights on why the Bible continues to be the most powerful book of all time.
The Book That Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be$15.00$11.25
