Light of the Word, Susan C. Lim
Light of the Word, Susan C. Lim
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Light of the Word
How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith

Author: Susan C. Lim

Narrator: Hannah Choi

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2023

Synopsis

While Christians generally acknowledge that the Bible is God's Word, many of us lack robust confidence in the reality of its trustworthiness. We may not be sure if we really believe what we read. But the more we understand how Scripture came to be, the more we discover its power and truth.

Historian Susan Lim unpacks how the history of the Bible bolsters our faith and anchors us through the changing tides of time. The story of Scripture, while messy and complicated at times, is also the story of how God shepherded his people throughout the centuries in and through these writings. Lim explains how Christians came to accept certain documents as inspired and not others, and how the books we now call the Bible came to be assembled and canonized as authoritative. The same Spirit of God who oversaw the writing of Scripture continues to be at work actively in us in our receiving and reading of it, to grow us in faith and maturity.

Those of us who confess that Jesus is Lord can also confess with confidence that Scripture is God's Word. As the church through the ages has received and passed down the sacred Scriptures, so too can we receive for ourselves the living Word that God still speaks through today.

About Susan C. Lim

Susan C. Lim is a historian and writer. She has been a professor of history at Biola University in La Mirada, California, and is a speaker at conferences, churches, and retreats. She loves to share God's Word and serve at her home church, Mariners Church in Irvine, California. She resides in Southern California with her husband, Brian, and their two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jillian on January 09, 2024

Historian Susan C. Lim lays out the history of the Bible, and why certain books were not canonized, in a way that I found very approachable as a non-academic. The author has a clear love and reverence for the Scriptures which readers will likely find contagious. Without a belief in the Bible, she wri......more

Goodreads review by Conrade on December 01, 2023

The Christian faith is anchored on the Bible. Without the Word, we cannot know God and there is no Christianity of today. Without knowing the history of the Bible, we might not be able to fully appreciate the Truth. In fact, knowing the history of the Bible is to know the context of its formation. I......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on November 06, 2023

I've never read a book that was so thoroughly researched, packed with thought-provoking information. The author took a huge dive into the history of how the books of the bible came to be and even makes you weigh the scale between if you believe in God's word or not. With the evidence presented it wo......more

Goodreads review by Grace on February 01, 2024

How was the Bible composed and compiled? What is the history behind the canon? What about books that we do not accept as part of the Bible? This book attempts to answer these and many more questions. The author Susan Lim shares her own journey with Scripture while diving into lots of historical rese......more

Goodreads review by Holly on December 06, 2023

Really enjoyed this book on the history of the Word of God. Filled with historical evidence of how we got the modern canon we see today. The author's personal story of her journey with faith and disillusionment really spoke to me, and the book is written in a way that speaks plain and full of truth.......more

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