{"product_id":"scribes-and-scripture-the-amazing-story-of-how-we-got-the-bible","title":"Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible","description":"\u003ch6\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnswers to Common Questions about the Writing, Copying, Canonizing, and Translating of the Bible\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many common questions and misconceptions surrounding the formation and history of the Bible: \u003cem\u003eWhy 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?\u003c\/em\u003e In \u003cem\u003eScribes and Scripture\u003c\/em\u003e, scholars John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry answer these questions and give readers tools to interpret the evidence about God’s word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the history of the Bible—from the invention of the alphabet to the most recent English translations—the book focuses on three main areas: 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 God’s people better appreciate the story \u003cem\u003eof\u003c\/em\u003e the Bible as a way to better appreciate the stories\u003cem\u003e in\u003c\/em\u003e the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEngaging Visual Content:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contains maps, charts, sidebars, and pictures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollaboration of Old Testament and New Testament Scholarship:\u003c\/strong\u003e Written by experts in both Old Testament (Meade) and New Testament (Gurry) textual scholarship \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnswers Common Questions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Specifically regarding textual criticism, the canon, and Bible translations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Text\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 1: Writing the Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 2: Copying the Old Testament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 3: Copying the New Testament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Canon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 4: Canonizing the Old Testament to the Reformation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 5: The Old Testament in the Reformation Period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 6: Canonizing the New Testament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Translation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 7: Early and Medieval Bible Translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 8: English Bible Translation to the King James\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapter 9: The English Bible after the King James\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eConclusion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix 1: Modern Canons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix 2: Early Christian Canon Lists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlossary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustration Credits\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneral Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/static.crossway.org\/excerpts\/media\/f5ffa736ac8f6d113bb020e4aa93b827298d7c85\/Scribes_and_Scripture_excerpt.pdf\"\u003eRead Chapter 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAuthors\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn D. Meade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of Old Testament at Midwestern Seminary. He is the coauthor of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Critical Edition of the Hexaplaric Fragments of Job 22–42\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He and his wife, Annie, have four children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter J. Gurry\u003c\/strong\u003e (PhD, University of Cambridge) is associate professor of New Testament at Midwestern Seminary. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Critical Examination of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method in New Testament Textual Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e. He and his wife, Kris, have six children. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is the book I've been waiting for! With skeptical claims against the Bible readily available online, this book will be a resource I will refer to again and again. Looking for an accessible yet thorough explanation of how you got your Bible? Look no further than\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScribes and Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlisa Childers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Host,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alisa Childers Podcast\u003c\/em\u003e; author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnother Gospel?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLive Your Truth and Other Lies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Many Christians love the Bible and yet know little of the fascinating story of what happened between its original composition and the book we can hold in our hands today. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScribes and Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e, John Meade and Peter Gurry provide a succinct and yet amazingly detailed overview of how the Bible was written and copied, canonized, and translated. This book will enable Christians to understand why Protestants have a different canon than Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox. It will teach them how to respond to secular critics who claim the Bible has been hopelessly corrupted over time or that the process of canonization was the arbitrary result of power struggles in the early church. And it will encourage them that we can trust our Bibles without ignoring or downplaying the messy realities of scribal errors, variant manuscripts, or disagreements about canonicity in the church. Properly considered, these ‘human’ elements in the story of the Bible in no way detract from the Bible’s authority as the word of God. I enthusiastically recommend this timely, unique, wise, and God-honoring book to anyone who wonders how we have received the Bible we have today. It will be the first book I recommend on the subject to any curious inquirer.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGavin Ortlund\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e President, Truth Unites; Theologian in Residence, Immanuel Nashville, Tennessee; Visiting Professor of Historical Theology, Phoenix Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Misconceptions and myths about the Bible’s origins lead many to reject it and continue to confuse sincere believers. Now, at last, we have a book that shatters these misconceptions. This impressively informative book is based on solid scholarship, yet it is accessible, easy to read, and profitable for any reader at any level. Not for a generation have we seen such a helpful book on this topic! I heartily recommend it to everyone.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter J. Gentry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDistinguished Visiting Professor of Old Testament and Senior Research Fellow of the Text \u0026amp; Canon Institute at Phoenix Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Questions proliferate today on the Bible as scholars, and even laypeople, debate whether the Scriptures were accurately copied and transmitted, whether the books accepted as canonical are the right ones, and whether our many translations are accurate or needed. Meade and Gurry give us a sane and responsible tour on all these questions. One of the striking features of the book is its fairness and its reasonableness. No book, of course, is written without a perspective, but Meade and Gurry aren’t trying to win a debate or to demonize opponents. They carefully present and analyze the evidence so that readers can make their own judgments. I can’t think of another book that introduces in such a brief and illuminating way matters of text, canon, and translation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas R. Schreiner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJames Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The history of the Bible is complex: it involves multiple languages (ancient and modern), and it divides into two very much distinct (but also overlapping) branches we call the Old and New Testaments. Christians need trusted guides to lead us through that history. This is why I am so grateful for the work of Old Testament specialist John Meade, New Testament specialist Peter Gurry, and their Text \u0026amp; Canon Institute. They represent the newest generation of evangelical historians of the Bible, and they are both able and eager to keep a foot in the academy and a foot in the church. There are many threats to the orthodox viewpoint on text, canon, and translation. Scribes and Scripture is their attempt to serve the church by guiding Christians toward an accurate and faith-filled grasp of the Bible’s history.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEditor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBible Study Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e; author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Crossway\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: October 18, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meade, John D. \u0026 Gurry, Peter J.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792773558513,"sku":"9781433577895","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/8731\/8425\/files\/9781433577895.png?v=1789751708","url":"https:\/\/reformedbookservices.com\/products\/scribes-and-scripture-the-amazing-story-of-how-we-got-the-bible","provider":"Reformed Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}