Issue 43. How We Got Our Bible, Canon to King James


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Summary
Why was the Gospel of Thomas left outside the canon? What was the relationship between the Canon Muratori, Marcion, Eusebius and Athanasius? Did all of the early church leaders agree on which books should be canonized? When and how were these sacred texts finally translated into English? These questions and many more are addressed in this insightful and informative issue of Christian History & Biography.

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Inside this issue you'll find:

  • The Crown of English Bibles
    The King James Version was the culmination of 200 turbulent years of Bible translation.
  • Also:
    The Fiery Man behind the First English Bible
  • What the English Bible Cost One Man
    The betrayal and death of William Tyndale.
  • Also: Reading a Banned Book
    Tyndale's comfort to persecuted Bible readers
  • The Difference a Translation Makes
    Early attempts to capture Psalm 23
  • A Testament Is Born
    Could Matthew take shorthand?—and other intriguing reasons the New Testament may have emerged surprisingly early.
  • Also: What Writings Must Christians Obey?
    Four definitions of the New Testament
  • A Book that Almost Made It
    Excerpt from a popular writing that some wanted to include in the New Testament: The Shepherd of Hermas
  • How We Got Our Old Testament
    The process was long and complex, and the result is still a matter of dispute.
  • Also: More Than One Bible
    Christians still disagree over the content of the Old Testament
  • Discovering the Oldest New Testaments
    The bizarre stories behind the great Greek manuscripts.
  • Also: The Look and Feel of the First Bibles
  • The Christian History Interview—From the Apostles to You
    After 2,000 years of transmission and translation, does the Bible still accurately convey the meaning of the original authors?
  • The Gallery: Mavericks and Misfits
    The key players in the history of the Bible haven't necessarily been popular—or orthodox.
  • How Bibles Were Made
    (from Gutenberg until presses were mechanized in the early 1800s)
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  • Did You Know?
  • From the Editor
  • CH Timeline
  • Recommended Resources


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