How We Got the Bible

The book is filled with information and tidbits I was totally ignorant about.  Several characters and religious groups were new to me, but it would be good for everyone to take special interest in the origin of the Bible so they can be aware of heresy and of false teaching. “Infallibility” of the Bible from a Latin word that meant “unable to deceive” or “not liable to err” means we can trust Scripture to tell us the truth. Though some may say the Old Testament is irrelevant, Jesus quoted scriptures from the Old Testament to defeat the devil and confound the Pharisees. The author has wonderful charts throughout the book.  The Old Testament had dozens of authors and spans 3,000 years of history and several continents. For new Christians it may be daunting. I usually suggest one of the synoptic gospels to introduce someone to Jesus. The text contains interesting facts and much information on the different languages of the Bible. The Pentateuch, the Apocrypha, and the Canonization of the scripture: so much to learn. In Charlotte, NC we were blessed to have a showing of the Dead Sea Scrolls and years later a walk through exhibition of How the Bible Came to Be.  Very interesting to find about lost books and how to test the authority of these books, the accuracy of the copyists and correctors who check their work was informative. So much history and tons of facts; I can see this is a good resource book for the history of the Bible.