Forming Sacred Scripture: Understanding How the Bible Came to Be

The Bible is the most studied document in human history and the most published book ever. Love for the inspired Word of God has always led people to study not only what the text says, but also how the text came to be. There is a remarkable history of the formation and preservation of the Word of God, one which extends down right to the Bible in your hands! In the course of history we can learn many things of not only scholarly interest, but also of devotional and apologetical importance.

The three main topics of this talk are:

• The Canon of Scripture: How the various books of the Bible were gathered into one collection.
• Manuscript History: How scholars have tried to obtain the best text possible for every book of the Bible.
• Editions of the Bible: How the Bible has been translated into its various English editions that we use today.