Issue 43 How We Got Our Bible

Little-known and remarkable facts about the history of the Bible.

What happened with the Bible before Wycliffe?

The King James Version was the culmination of 200 turbulent years of Bible translation.

John Wycliffe left quite an impression on the church.

Phrases from the Bible.

Tyndale’s comfort to persecuted Bible readers.

Tyndale’s comfort to persecuted Bible readers.

Early attempts to capture Psalm 23.

The key players in the history of the Bible haven’t necessarily been popular—or orthodox.

Chronology of important events relating to the creation of the English-language Bible.

Could Matthew take shorthand?—and other intriguing reasons the New Testament may have emerged surprisingly early.

Four definitions of the New Testament.

Excerpt from a popular writing that some wanted to include in the New Testament: The Shepherd of Hermas.

The process was long and complex, and the result is still a matter of dispute.

Christians still disagree over the content of the Old Testament.

The bizarre stories behind the great Greek manuscripts.

Codexes, parchments, scrolls—the shape of early Bibles.

How easy was it for a mistake to enter into the process of copying manuscripts.

The history of the Bible is mostly the study of documents and so makes for daunting reading.