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Many books have been written about the Bible, but few explain its origins. This volume provides a fascinating overview of how the Bible was first inspired, canonized, read as sacred literature, copied in ancient Hebrew and Greek manuscripts, and eventually translated into the languages of the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Pauline: Add a description of this character.
- John
- Peter
- Jerome
- Mark
- Matthew
- Daniel
- Tyndale
- James Version
- Samuel
- David
- Esther
- Augustine
- Westcott
- Jeremiah
- Exod
- Luke
- Coverdale
- Joshua
- Luther
- Hebrews
- Lucian
- Ezekiel
- Deuteronomy
- Ruth
- Jude
- Masoretes
- Masoretic
- Nehemiah
- Aramaic
- Trever
- Rogers
- Ezra
- Solomon
- Tregelles
- Thomas
- Roberts
- Tischendorf
- Taylor
- Isaiah
- Philo
- Barth
- Andrew
- Calvin
Setting & Locations edit
- Egypt
- Alexandria
- England
- Israel
- Palestine
- Syriac
- New Testament
- Jerusalem
- Qumran
- Hagiographa
- Ecclesiastes
- Hort
- B.c.
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Near East
- Judaism
- Tiberias
- London
- Mt
- Bethlehem
- United States
- Babylon
- Guatemala
- Ugaritic
- Cambridge
- Ecclesiasticus
- Old Latin
- Caesarea
- Peshitta
- Ebla
- Geneva
- North Africa
First Sentence edit
The word "Bible" is derived through Latin from the Greek word biblia (books), specifically the books that are acknowledged as canonical by the Christian church.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Philip Wesley Comfort (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 220.1
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