The Book That Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be

The Book that Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be tells the sometimes dramatic, always fascinating, and ultimately faith-building story of the Bible. It traces its history from ancient parchments to the modern work of translating the Word into everyday language.

You will discover:

• The differences and similarities between the Jewish holy books and the Christian Bible
• How the New Testament writings were copied and collected, including the apocryphal gospels and letters
• The church leaders who succeeded the apostles, what they wrote, and what they thought of the writings they inherited
• The church councils, controversies, and disputes that boiled over in the 300s
• Why certain writings were removed from the Bible, even though they might be helpful if not essential for our faith
• The purposes of modern Bible translations and the differences between them