Scribes and Scripture, John D. Meade
Scribes and Scripture, John D. Meade
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Scribes and Scripture
The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible

Author: John D. Meade, Peter J. Gurry

Narrator: Tim H. Dixon

Unabridged: 6 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 10/18/2022

Synopsis

Christian Book Award - Finalist 2023 (print)!!

Answers to Common Questions about the Writing, Copying, Canonizing, and Translating of the Bible There are many common questions and misconceptions surrounding the formation and history of the Bible: Why 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? In Scribes and Scripture, scholars John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry answer these questions and give readers tools to interpret the evidence about God’s word. Beginning 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 of the Bible as a way to better appreciate the stories in the Bible.  Collaboration of Old Testament and New Testament Scholarship: Written by experts in both Old Testament (Meade) and New Testament (Gurry) textual scholarship  Answers Common Questions: Specifically regarding textual criticism, the canon, and Bible translations 

About The Author

John D. Meade (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of Old Testament and codirector of the Text & Canon Institute at Phoenix Seminary. He is the coauthor of The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis and the author of A Critical Edition of the Hexaplaric Fragments of Job 22–42. He and his wife, Annie, have four children and are members at Camelback Bible Church.Peter J. Gurry (PhD, University of Cambridge) is associate professor of New Testament and codirector of the Text & Canon Institute at Phoenix Seminary. He is the author of A Critical Examination of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method in New Testament Textual Criticism. He and his wife, Kris, have six children and are members at Whitton Avenue Bible Church. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel on October 11, 2022

This is an excellent resource on understanding the process through which we possess the Bible in the English language. Meade and Gurry are scholars, professors at Phoenix Seminary who run the excellent Text and Canon Institute. However, despite their academic background, the authors obviously desire......more

Goodreads review by Jimmy on July 02, 2023

Do you ever wonder: How did we get our Bible? This book explores the amazing story of today we have Bibles in our hands today in English. It is a fascinating two thousand years plus history in this book, and it covers so much from how Scribes copied the Bible to how translations and manuscripts work......more

Goodreads review by Jared on December 09, 2024

Look, I know John and I've met Peter a few times so maybe I'm biased... but I don't think so. This book is fantastic. It does everything I want from a updated, one-stop-shop for questions about the history of the English Bible that's aimed at a broad audience rather than specialists (where you'd hav......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on January 22, 2023

Why am I up past 11pm on a work night writing a review, might you ask? It’s because of this incredible and captivating work from Meade and Gurry. Their highly-researched and well-informed survey of the history of the Holy Scriptures is astounding to say the least (although at times too high-level).......more

Goodreads review by Mike on January 09, 2023

It dawned on me that much of my education about the Bible was heavy on inspiration and translation but almost completely neglected the “in-between” period that occupies well over a thousand years of history. I read this book as my first attempt at ridding myself of some of that ignorance. This book......more

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