How Did We Get the Bible?

by Tracy M. Sumner

You'll gain even more appreciation for your Bible when you see how God directed its development, from the original authors through today's translations. How Did We Get the Bible? provides an easy-to-read historical overview, covering the Holy Spirit's inspiration of the writers, the preservation of the documents, the compilation of the canon, and the efforts to bring the Bible to people in their own language. This fascinating story, populated by intriguing characters, will encourage you with God’s faithfulness - to His own Word, and to those of us who read it.

Genres: History, Christian History, Nonfiction, Christian

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Zachary McIntire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice, short summary of the history of the world's all-time bestselling Book. Planning to read a much more in-depth work on the canon soon, but this was a good introduction, which I'd recommend for anyone with little time to devote to study of the subject.

[Sarah Coller · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little book was really well done! While I didn't find a whole lot of new info here, I think it's a great reference resource to have on hand.

My favorite line from the book was this: "As with anything else in your life of faith, God knows better than anyone what you really need, and that includes which version of the Bible you should be reading."

[Guy Powell]

I bought this book in the airport and read it on a flight from Texas. It was an incredibly fast read but was worth it. Since then I've found a handful of corrections needed but it really helped in understand how the Bible came together

[Marcus Goncalves · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book. This is really a great book for anyone looking for better understanding of how the Bible came to be, how it is organized, and how accurate text has been preserved over the centuries.

[Ricky · Rating 3 out of 5]

simple to read. good overview. i kept in my car to read while it warmed up each morning;

[Greg Van Vorhis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stuff. This answered some of the big questions I have been asking over the last few weeks.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was well written, i liked how the author actually did some research and not just their own personal opinion.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good short book that answers your questions. Well worth a quick read.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick, informative read full of Bible history and fun facts.